Approach To Hip Complaint Flashcards
What is developmental dysplasia of the hip (hip dysplasia)?
A common musculoskeletal condition in newborns
Screening is a component of neonatal medical care
What are risks/causes for DDH?
Newborns, breech position, female and first gestation
How is a diagnosis made for DDH?
Hip clunk - distinct and pronounced palpable shift of the femoral head
Hip click - benign palpable or audible hip sound
Mild instability - hip characterized by a loose fit between femoral head and acetabulum without overt sublaxation or dislocation
What are the ortolani and Barlow sign for DDH?
Abducting the hip and feeling for a clunk (ortolani)
Then adducting and feeling for a clunk (barlow)
What is Legg-Calve-Perthe’s disease?
Blood supply to the head of the femur is interrupted
Femoral head then necroses or loses blood supply which weakens the bone and can lead to multiple fractures
What are the sx for Perthes disease?
Limping
Pain or stiffness in the hip, groin, thigh or knee with limited ROM of the hip
Pain that worsens with activity and improves with rest
What are the risks/causes for Perthe’s disease?
Between 3-12 years old and 5x more common in boys
Risk factors include skeletal immaturity, obesity and lower SES
How is Perthe’s disease diagnosed?
History and exam notes problems rotating the leg, muscle atrophy of the LE, affected leg may be shorter than normal leg
X-ray and MRI
What is slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)?
A disorder of adolescents in which the growth plate is damaged and the femoral head moves (slips) with respect to the rest of the femur
Can happen over time or from a fall, accident or trauma
What is the clinical presentation for SCFE?
Obese adolescent presenting with hip pain and limping and impaired internal rotation occasionally after minor trauma
Pain in the groin, inner thigh or knee
Stiffness and decreased ability to rotate the leg
May be a change in their gait or they may walk with the leg rotated outward*
What are risks/causes for SCFE?
Obesity in adolescent (8-15 years old)
Growth spurt, endocrine disorder, boys are more often affected than girls
What is avascular necrosis?
A disease that results from the temporary or permanent loss of blood supply to the bone
Sx include limited ROM due to pain, increased joint pain as bone and joint begin to collapse
What are risks for AVN?
Anyone can be affected by the condition is MC between the ages of 30-50
Long term use of medicines such as corticosteroids
Excessive long term use of alcohol
What is trochanteric bursitis?
Inflammation of a bursa
MCC is injury or overuse
More common in women, middle aged and older people
What are the sx for trochanteric bursitis?
Pain on the outside of the hip and thigh or in the buttock
Pain when lying on the affected side, when you press in or on the outside of the hip
Pain with walking upstairs
Worsens during activities such as getting up from a deep chair or getting out of the car
What is osteoarthritis of the hip?
Can be classified as primary or secondary
MC sx of OA is pain after overuse or inactivity of a joint
Pain, stiffness, grinding feeling of the joint when moved
Most people over the age of 60