Peds MSK Problems Flashcards
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what can cause issue with reserve zone of the endochondral growth plate?
infection and trauma
what can cause issue with proliferative zone of the endochondral growth plate?
achondroplasia
what can cause issue with hypertrophic zone of the endochondral growth plate?
fractures
what can cause issue with clacification zone of the endochondral growth plate?
rickets
what is issue in blount disease?
very bowed legs
when does blount disease go away?
usually by age 4
what grows abnormally in blounts disease?
proximal medial tibial growth abnormality
what is valgum?
legs that are turned in, opposite of bowed legs
what is varum?
bowed legs
what is genu valgum?
issue with turning in of legs in peds patients
what is a cause of limb length discrepancy that is associated with embryonal cancer?
hemihypertrophy
how does hemihypertrophy appear?
entire affected side is larger than other
what is achondroplasia?
most common skeletal dysplasia…AD…dwarfism
what are people with cleidocranial dysotosis born without?
clavicles
what is the most common congenital foot problem?
clubfoot
what is another name for clubfoot?
talipes equinovarus
what is a calcaneovalgus foot? what is prognosis?
hyper dorsiflexed foot…likely from packaging…will resolve on own usually
what is congenital vertical talus?
dorsal dislocation of navicular on talus
what is DDH?
developmental dysplasia of the hip
what happens in DDH?
hip dislocation from childbirth
what will be most apparent limb sign in DDH?
limb shortening
what can you hear with movement of leg in DDH?
click of hip joint
what motion will be abnormal in DDH?
asymmetric abduction
what is SCFE?
slipped capital femoral epiphysis
