paediatric orthopaedics Flashcards

1
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what happens to displacement as GMFCS increases

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displacement levels increase

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2
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how big is a problematic curve in scoliosis

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> 40 degrees before 15yrs

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3
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what is spinal fusion

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Spinal fusion is surgery to permanently connect two or more vertebrae in your spine
-done if curve is greater than 45 degrees
-T2 to pelvis
early adolescence
-to protect respiratory function

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4
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what happens during ambulation

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muscles provide the required force of motion

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5
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problems from cerebral palsy

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  • primary - injury to CNS
  • secondary from growth
  • tertiary - coping responses
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aims for cerebral palsy

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  • pain free hips in joints
  • spine fused or mild scoliosis
  • tone well managed
  • good seating
  • full support measures in place
  • independence maximised
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7
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problems with tip toe walking

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  • CNS
  • PNS
  • muscle
  • idiopathic
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8
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what is club foot

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congenital deformity of foot due to in utero abnormal alignment of joint between talus, calcaneous and navicular

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9
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treatment for club foot

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Ponseti method

-once alignment acheived, child placed in boots attached to a pole to keep boots apart

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10
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what can club foot cause

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  • ankle equinus
  • supination of forefoot
  • varus alignment of forefoot
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11
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do growing pains cause limp

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no

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12
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red flags of leg pain

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  • asymmetry
  • good localisation
  • short history
  • persisting limp
  • not thriving
  • pain worsening
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13
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features of anterior knee pain

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  • adolescent
  • localised patellar tenderness
  • stairs/squats
  • radiographs
  • examine hips
  • treatment is physio
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14
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what can large scoliosis do to lungs

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cause a restrictive lung disease

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15
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sign of dislocated hip in babies

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  • asymmetry
  • loss of knee height
  • crease asymmetry
  • less abduction in flexion
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16
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treatment for early DDH

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pavlik harness

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17
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what are the two types of bone formation

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intramembranous ossification and intracartilage ossification

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18
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what happens in intramembranous ossification

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occurs in mesenchyme that has formed a membranous sheath

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what happens in intracartilaginous ossification

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ossification that occurs in a pre-existing cartilaginous model

  • primary ossification centre
  • secondary ossification centre
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20
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when do joints form in feotus?

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6-8 weeks

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21
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how do fibrous joints form

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interzonal mesenchyme between 2 bones differentiates to fibrous tissue

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how do cartilaginous joints form

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interzonal mesenchyme differentiates into hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage

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23
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how do synovial joints form

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24
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what are the four types of dysplasias

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  • chondrodysplasia
  • tumour-like conditions
  • altered bone density
  • storage disorders
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25
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what classification is used for growth plate fractures

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salter-harris fractures

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26
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causes of growth plate arrest

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  • trauma
  • infection
  • tumour
  • irradiation
  • surgery
  • compression
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27
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is valgus inwards or outwards

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inwards

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28
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is varus inwards or outwards

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outwards

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29
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what are some disorders of growth

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  • growth plate injury
  • growth plate over stimulation
  • lack of nutrition
  • vitamin definition
  • skeletal deficiency
  • hormonal
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30
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how can we asses growth

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  • 2nd birthday
  • menelaus
  • moseley charts
  • lower limbs
  • bone age
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31
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what are the three zones of the physes

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hypertrophic
proliferative
resever

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32
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how do bones grow

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from the physes - increase in length

periosteum - increase in width

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33
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what is swanson’s classification

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  • failure of formation
  • failure of separation
  • hypoplasia
  • overgrowth
  • duplication
  • constriction ring syndromes
  • skeletal dysplasia
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34
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what are the three stages of limb bud rotation

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mid-axial
pre-axial
post-axial

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35
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when is the cartilaginous stage of vertebral development

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6th week

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36
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when do mesenchymal bones form

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4-5 weeks - LIMB BUDS

37
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what is Perthe’s disease

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avascular necrosis/compression osteochondritis of hip

38
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pathophysiology of Perthe’s disease

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femoral head transiently loses blood supply resulting in necrosis with subsequent abnormal growth

39
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causes of Perthe’s disease

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  • positive family history
  • low birth weight
  • second hand smoke
  • asian, Inuit and central european descent
40
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symptoms of Perthe’s disease

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  • pain and limp
  • mostly unilateral
  • if bilateral then underlying skeletal dysplasia or thrombophilia
  • loss of internal rotation followed by loss of abduction
  • later there will be positive trendellenburg fro. gluteal weakness
41
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investigations for Perthe’s disease

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radiographs and MRI’s

42
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treatment for Perthe’s disease

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no specific treatment other than regular x-ray observation and avoidance of physical activity

43
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what is developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH)

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a disorder of abnormal development resulting in dysplasia and possible subluxation or dislocation of hip secondary to capsular laxity and mechanical factors

44
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risk factors for DDH

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  • positive family history
  • breech presentation
  • first born
  • down’s syndrome
  • presence of other congenital disorders
45
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symptoms of DDH

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  • shortening
  • asymmetric groin
  • thigh skin creases
  • clink or clunk on Ortolani or Barlow manoeuvres
  • limping
46
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symptoms of DDH

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  • shortening
  • asymmetric groin
  • thigh skin creases
  • clink or clunk on Ortolani or Barlow manoeuvres
  • limping
47
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treatment for DDH

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  • mild cases = closely observed to ensure hip remains reduced
  • dislocated or persistently unstable = palvik harness
  • persistent dislocation over 18 months or presents late = surgery
48
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complications of DDH

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  • over flexing and abducting hip can cause AVN
  • persistent DDH poorer prognosis as acetabulum very shallow and in more severe cases false acetabulum occurs proximal to original one with shortened lower limb
  • severe arthritis
49
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what is slipped upper femoral epiphysis

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condition which mainly affects overweight pre-pubertal adolescent boys where femoral head epiphysis slips inferiorly in relation to femoral neck

50
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what are causes of SUFE

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  • hypothyroidism
  • renal disease
  • growth plate not strong enough to support weight
  • growth plate may preclude onset and puberty may be delayed
51
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symptoms of SUFE

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  • pain and limp
  • externally rotated foot
  • pain in groin
  • pain in knee
  • loss of internal rotation of hip
52
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treatment for SUFE

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urgent surgery to pin femoral head to prevent further slippage

  • percutaneous pinning of hip
  • +/- pinning of other side
  • +/- open reduction of very severe slip
53
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what is transient synovitis of the hip

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self-limiting inflammation of synovium of joint

54
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what commonly causes transient synovitis of hip

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an upper respiratory tract infection

55
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symptoms of transient synovitis of hip

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  • lump or reluctance to weight bear
  • may have referred pain to knee
  • hip lying flexed
  • range of motion restricted
56
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treatment of transient synovitis

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NSAIDs

-pain usually resolves in a few weeks

57
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what is osteogenesis imperfect

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defect of the maturation and organization of type 1 collagen

58
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what are the bones like in osteogenesis imperfecta

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thin with thin cortices and osetopenic

59
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symptoms of osteogenesis imperfecta

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  • multiple fragility fractures
  • short stature with multiple deformities
  • blue sclerae
  • loss of hearing
60
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what is skeletal dysplasias

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short stature (dwarfism is no longer used) and is due to genetic error (hereditary or sporadic mutation) resulting in abnormal development of bone and connective tissue

61
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what is the commonest type of skeletal dysplasia

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achondroplasia

62
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what is marfan’s syndrome

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Marfan’s syndrome is an autosomal dominant or sporadic mutation of the fibrillin gene resulting in tall stature with disproportionately long limbs and ligamentous laxity

63
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symptoms of Marfan’s

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-high arched palate
-scoliosis
-flattening of the chest
-eye problems
-aortic aneurysm
-cardiac valve incompetence
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64
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what is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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abnormal elastin and collagen formation

65
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msk features of down syndrome

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  • short stature
  • joint laxity
  • possible recurrent dislocation
  • atalnto-axial instability in the c-spine my occur
66
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what is Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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A defect in the dystrophin gene involved in calcium transport results in muscle weakness which may only be noticed when the boy starts to walk with difficulty standing

67
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presentation of duchenne muscular dystrophy

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can’t walk by age of 10 then usually death by age of 20 because of cardiac and resp problems

68
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causes of cerebral palsy

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  • genetics
  • brain malformation
  • intrauterine infection
  • prematurity
  • intra-cranial haemorrhage
  • hypoxia during birth
  • meningitis
69
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what is the commonest expression of cerebral palsy

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spastic cp

70
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how does spastic CP happen

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injury to the motor cortex, upper motor neurons or corticospinal tract

71
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msk problems with CP

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  • joint contractures
  • scoliosis
  • hip dislocation
72
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non-surgical treatment for CP

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  • physio
  • splintage
  • baclofen
  • botox
73
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surgical treatment for CP

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  • hip excision or replacement
  • surgical release of joint contractures
  • correction of severe scoliosis
  • joint fusions
  • tendon transfers
74
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what is spinal bifida

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Spina bifida is a congenital disorder where the two halves of the posterior vertebral arch fail to fuse, probably in the first six weeks of gestation.

75
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orthopaedic management for spinal bifida

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  • scoliosis correction
  • reduction and containment procedures for the hip
  • contracture released
  • correction of foot deformities
76
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examples of limb malformations

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  • extra bones
  • absent bones
  • short bones
  • fusions of bone and/or skin and soft tissue
77
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what is syndactyly

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the commonest congenital malformation of the limbs where two digits are fused due to failure of separation of the skin/soft tissues or phalanges of adjacent digits either partially or along the entire length of the digits

78
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what is polydactyly

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where an extra digit is formed

79
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what is fibular hemimelia

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partial or complete absence of the lateral foot rays leading to a shortened limb, bowing of the tibia and ankle deformity

80
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what is Erb’s palsy

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injury to the upper nerve roots resulting in loss of motor innervation of the deltoid, supraspinatus, biceps and brachilais muscles

81
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what causes genu varum

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a growth disorder of the medial proximal tibial physis known as Blount’s disease resulting in marked and persisting (beyond 4‐5 years) varus deformity

82
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causes of genu valgum

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  • rickets
  • tumours
  • trauma
  • neurofibromatosis
83
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what is developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)?

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dislocation or subluxation of the femoral head during the perinatal period which affects the subsequent development of the hip joint.

84
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risk factors for DDH

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  • family history
  • breech presentation
  • first born babies
  • down’s syndrome
85
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signs of DDH

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  • shortening
  • asymmetric groin/thigh skin creases
  • click or clunk on the Ortolani or Barlow manoeuvres
86
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who gets slipped upper femoral epiphysis

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overweight pre-pubertal adolescent boys

87
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what happens in SUFE

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the growth plate is not strong enough to support body weight and the femoral epiphysis slips due to the strain

88
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treatment of SUFE

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-urgent surgery to pin the femoral head to prevent further slippage