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Refusal to Bear Weight

MedGen UID:
889734
Concept ID:
C4054081
Sign or Symptom

Definition

A reluctance to place any body weight on a limb, which is most commonly secondary to pain or discomfort. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRefusal to Bear Weight

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Afshari FT, Rodrigues D, Bhat M, Solanki GA, Walsh AR, Lo WB
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 May;36(5):1049-1054. Epub 2019 Dec 17 doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04470-z. PMID: 31848723
Bysshe J
Prof Care Mother Child 1994 Aug-Sep;4(6):180-3. PMID: 8680187

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gilley SP, Ta A, Pryor W 3rd, Roper B, Erickson M, Fenton LZ, Tchou MJ, Cotter JM, Moore JM
Hosp Pediatr 2024 Feb 1;14(2):e98-e103. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007336. PMID: 38234212
Pan T, Hennrikus EF, Hennrikus WL
J Pediatr Orthop 2021 Mar 1;41(3):e279-e284. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001731. PMID: 33528119
Patel L, Michael J, Schroeder L, Sherman AK, Berglund L, Newland JG
J Emerg Med 2019 Mar;56(3):241-247. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.12.022. PMID: 30679068
Donzelli A, Samara E, Spyropoulou V, Juchler C, Ceroni D
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 Jul;36(7):631-634. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001502. PMID: 28002357
Milewski MD, Cruz AI Jr, Miller CP, Peterson AT, Smith BG
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011 Feb 2;93(3):252-60. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01776. PMID: 21266639

Diagnosis

Pan T, Hennrikus EF, Hennrikus WL
J Pediatr Orthop 2021 Mar 1;41(3):e279-e284. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001731. PMID: 33528119
Remler K
J Pediatr Health Care 2017 Nov-Dec;31(6):713-716. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2017.08.004. PMID: 29056201
Donzelli A, Samara E, Spyropoulou V, Juchler C, Ceroni D
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 Jul;36(7):631-634. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001502. PMID: 28002357
Mooney ML, Haidet K, Liu J, Ebraheim NA
Foot Ankle Spec 2017 Feb;10(1):63-68. Epub 2016 Nov 23 doi: 10.1177/1938640016679704. PMID: 27881832
Hart JJ
Am Fam Physician 1996 Oct;54(5):1587-91, 1595-6. PMID: 8857781

Therapy

Pan T, Hennrikus EF, Hennrikus WL
J Pediatr Orthop 2021 Mar 1;41(3):e279-e284. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001731. PMID: 33528119
Vaezipour N, Leibundgut K
Pediatrics 2018 Aug;142(2) doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-2139. PMID: 30065004
Remler K
J Pediatr Health Care 2017 Nov-Dec;31(6):713-716. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2017.08.004. PMID: 29056201
Mooney ML, Haidet K, Liu J, Ebraheim NA
Foot Ankle Spec 2017 Feb;10(1):63-68. Epub 2016 Nov 23 doi: 10.1177/1938640016679704. PMID: 27881832
Liberman B, Herman A, Schindler A, Sherr-Lurie N, Ganel A, Givon U
J Pediatr Orthop 2013 Mar;33(2):124-7. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31827268b8. PMID: 23389564

Prognosis

Ramadani A, Coulin B, De Marco G, Vazquez O, Tabard-Fougère A, Gavira N, Steiger CN, Dayer R, Ceroni D
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023 Mar 1;42(3):195-198. Epub 2022 Dec 5 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003797. PMID: 36729984Free PMC Article
Patel L, Michael J, Schroeder L, Sherman AK, Berglund L, Newland JG
J Emerg Med 2019 Mar;56(3):241-247. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.12.022. PMID: 30679068
Yagupsky P, Dubnov-Raz G, Gené A, Ephros M; Israeli-Spanish Kingella kingae Research Group
J Pediatr 2014 Nov;165(5):985-9.e1. Epub 2014 Sep 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.07.060. PMID: 25217199
Glotzbecker MP, Kocher MS, Sundel RP, Shore BJ, Spencer SA, Kasser JR
J Pediatr Orthop 2011 Oct-Nov;31(7):787-90. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31822f1abc. PMID: 21926878
Milewski MD, Cruz AI Jr, Miller CP, Peterson AT, Smith BG
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011 Feb 2;93(3):252-60. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01776. PMID: 21266639

Clinical prediction guides

Ramadani A, Coulin B, De Marco G, Vazquez O, Tabard-Fougère A, Gavira N, Steiger CN, Dayer R, Ceroni D
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2023 Mar 1;42(3):195-198. Epub 2022 Dec 5 doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003797. PMID: 36729984Free PMC Article
Patel L, Michael J, Schroeder L, Sherman AK, Berglund L, Newland JG
J Emerg Med 2019 Mar;56(3):241-247. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.12.022. PMID: 30679068
Donzelli A, Samara E, Spyropoulou V, Juchler C, Ceroni D
Pediatr Infect Dis J 2017 Jul;36(7):631-634. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001502. PMID: 28002357
Liberman B, Herman A, Schindler A, Sherr-Lurie N, Ganel A, Givon U
J Pediatr Orthop 2013 Mar;33(2):124-7. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31827268b8. PMID: 23389564
Milewski MD, Cruz AI Jr, Miller CP, Peterson AT, Smith BG
J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011 Feb 2;93(3):252-60. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01776. PMID: 21266639

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