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(9) Paeds Msk Flashcards

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What factors influences a child evolution?

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  • genetics
  • physical trauma
  • nutrition
  • socioeconomic factors
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Where do greenstick fractures usually occur?

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metaphysis

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3
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Where do buckle fractures usually occur?

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diaphysis

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4
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How do bones fail first in children after trauma?

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  • during rapid growth, bone lengthens before muscle and tendon can stretch sufficiently
  • ligaments are strong so bone fails first
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What is the weakest part in the growing bone?

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Epiphysis (growth plate)

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6
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What is the salter harris classification?

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system to categorize fractures the physis, or growth plate in children

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What are avulsion fractures?

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severe ligamentous injury unlikely to occur by itself in children

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8
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Where do Apophyseal avulsion fractures occur?

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at all main apophyses usually as a result of forceful eccentric/concentric contraction of the attached muscle

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9
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What is osteochondrosis?

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  • Group of conditions characterized by sclerosis and fragmentation of the epiphysis or apophysis in the immature skeleton
  • focal disturbance of endochondral ossification
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What can happen as a result of osteochondrosis?

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  • interruption to the blood supply
  • necrosis of the ossification centre
  • Bony regrowth
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What is a Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis?

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Displacement of the upper femoral epiphysis on the metaphysis

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12
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What are the causes of a Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis?

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  • increased stress across physis
  • possible hormonal contribution
  • underlying endocrine abnormality
  • renal failure
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13
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What are the signs of a SCFE?

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  • hip/groin pain
  • if chronic, may be thigh or knee pain
  • Limp
  • unable WB (acute slips)
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What is Perthes (aka Legg-Calve-Perthes disease)?

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idiopathic juvenile avascular necrosis of femoral head

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What may cause an LCPD?

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  • SCFE
  • trauma
  • steroid use
  • congenital dislocation of hip
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16
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What is the pathophysiology of an LCPD?

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  • fragmentation
  • revascularization
  • remodeling
  • whole process may take 3-4 years
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What are symptoms of LCPD?

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  • painful limp
  • pain referred to groin, thigh or knee
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What are signs of LCPD?

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  • Loss of medial rotation
  • Loss abduction
  • Flexion adduction contracture
  • Trendelenburg gait
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19
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What is the management of LCPD?

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  • maintaining femur abducted and IR
  • bracing no longer favoured over surgery
  • older with marked head involvement do not do well with surgery
20
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What is Osgood Schlatter’s Disease?

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stress related partial avulsion of the tibial tubercle apophysis

21
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What are signs of Osgood Schlatter’s Disease?

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Pain, swelling and tenderness at the tibial tubercle

22
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What is Sinding-Larson and Johansson syndrome?

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  • an overuse traction apophysitis
  • repetitive micro trauma at insertion point of proximal patellar tendon
23
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What is seen on examination of Sinding-Larson Johansson syndrome?

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  • proximal tibial swelling & tenderness
  • enlargement of prominence of tubercle
  • agg jumping or direct pressure
  • pain resisted knee extension
  • Full knee ROM
  • Hamstring tightness
24
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What is PFJ Instability?

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patellar recurrent subluxation / instability

25
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What are signs of PFJ instability?

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  • joint laxity
  • ext tibial torsion
  • genu valgum
  • “J” sign
  • patellar apprehension
26
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What is the treatment for PFJ instability?

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  • symptomatic management
  • quads regime
  • stretches: tight hamstrings and tight calf muscles
  • patellar tendon strap
  • activity modification
  • education
27
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What is Sever’s Disease?

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painful inflammation of the calcaneal apophysis

28
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How does Sever’s Disease Occur?

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microfractures occur due to shear stress

29
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What are symptoms of Sever’s Disease?

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  • pain at posterior heel made worse by sports
  • onset gradual
  • relived with rest
  • pain interferes with sport performance & ADL
30
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What are signs of Sever’s Disease on examination?

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  • 60% bilateral
  • pain on deep palpation of achilles tendon
  • pain toe raises
  • weak ankle dorsiflexors
  • mild swelling
  • may have calcaneal enlargement
31
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What are red flags to look out for?

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  • fevers
  • night pain
  • weight loss
  • swelling
  • other sites pain
  • decreasing motor skills/ADLs
32
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What are oncology red flags?

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  • malignant bone tumours
  • osteosarcoma (night pain)
  • Ewings sarcoma
  • mass present
  • abrupt onset pain with low trauma
33
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What are signs of inflammatory conditions?

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  • Morning stiffness
  • Swelling post activity
  • chronic synovitis
  • rash
  • eye issues
34
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What are the key Ax points?

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  • careful & thorough history taking
  • general well being child
  • Hx
  • development to date
  • function (school etc)
  • gait
  • symmetry
  • child protection
35
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What is scoliosis?

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  • lateral curvature of the spine > 10 degrees
  • associated vertebral rotation
36
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What causes adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

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  • disproportionate rates of growth in different areas of the spine
  • develops and worsens during adolescent growth phase
37
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What are the risks of progression?

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  • curves of >50 degrees
  • double curve pattern
  • Low Risser sign
  • Females
  • Location of curve
  • onset of pubertal growth spurt
38
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What are key points of spinal Ax?

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  • pre or post menarche
  • nature of any pain
  • red flags/ special questions
  • yellow flags
  • observation & function
  • adams forward bend
  • special tests
39
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What is spondylolysis?

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  • defect of pars interarticularis, most common at L5
  • often described as stress fracture
40
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What can cause spondylolysis?

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  • repetitive micro trauma
  • acute shearing forces
  • acute loading forces
41
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What are symptoms of spondylolysis?

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  • back pain that eases with rest
  • activities include repetitive flexion and extension
42
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What are signs of spondylolysis?

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  • pain reproducible with extension
  • stork test
  • forward bending painful
  • tight hamstrings
  • pain on palpation
43
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What is spondylolisthesis?

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slip of one vertebral body on the adjacent one

44
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What are symptoms of spondylolisthesis?

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  • complains of NSLBP
  • activity related
45
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What are the signs of spondylolisthesis?

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  • tenderness at L5/S1
  • prominence may be detectable
  • para spinal muscle spasm
  • ## tightness hamstrings

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