Patient's question:
The child is around 5 years old. Recently, for some unknown reason, they often complain of leg pain. Why do children's limbs and joints make noises?Doctor's answer:
Children's ligaments are relatively weak, the joint sockets are shallow, the ligaments around the joints are relatively loose, and the bone tissue is also soft, with cartilage at the ends of long bones. When the main joints perform flexion and extension movements, a similar "clicking sound" may occur, which is the joint sound you hear when you pick up the baby.As the child grows older, the ligaments will become stronger, and the muscles will also develop, causing this joint clicking sound to gradually disappear.