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MSK development in infants
- most joints/articulations are cartilaginous
- bones are at maximum flexibility
- sutres have not formed; cranial bones are at their freest
Infant spine development
- spinal curvatures very immature
- primary flexion curves of thoracic and pelvis caused by flexion position of embryo
- extension curves in cervical and lumbar regions are due to functional muscle development (erector spinae muscles)
- C-spine has slight lordosis, which increases as baby can support his/her own head
By 24 fetal weeks, spinal cord ends at
S1
At birth spinal cord ends at
L3
Infant rib development
- ribs begin primarily as cartilage and are horizontal in infants
- progress towards bucket handle and pump handle motions as the child grows
- the diaphragm inserts horizontally on the inner surfaces of the ribs in an infant instead of obliquely as in the adult
Infant cranial bone development
- sphenoid is in 3 parts, temporal is in 3 parts, occiput is in 4 parts
- cartilage is intervening between all of these
- frontal, maxilla, and mandible are in 3 parts
- these exist to help to protect the CNS during vaginal delivery
- the vault bones overlap at the sutures
- the cartilaginous base bends, torques, and rotates during labor and delivery
- they are vulnerable to dysfunction
Infants are born with:
-6 fontanelles, an anterior and posterior, 2 mastoid, 2 sphenoid
Posterior fontanel closes by
-2 months of life
Anterior fontanel closes by
-the 2nd year of life
Temporal bones at birth
- 3 parts: petrosal, squamous, tempanic ring
- the most cranial nerves pass through this bone: CN 3-11
Petrous portion of temporal bone houses
-acoustical vestibular organ
Growth of petrous portion
- rotate external auditory meatus into sagittal plane
- tips eustachian tube from horizontal position to an oblique angle
Occipital bones at birth
four parts: base, squama, 2 lateral, condylar parts
Flexion of the basicranium
30 degrees in infants
-51 degrees in adult
Basicranial flexion creates
the supra laryngeal space
Sphenoid bones at birth
3 parts: central body with lesser songs; two greater wings; pterygoid processes
Frontal bones at birth
two parts: metric suture present
Parietal bones at birth
large in proportion to other bones; cover parietal lobes of brain; no venous sinus grooves
Atlas at birth
3 parts`
Maxilla at birth
2 parts