Bone & Joint Disease Flashcards
_____ is characterized by adduction of the forefoot on the hind foot, with the heel in normal position or slightly valgus.
metatarsus varus
Metatarsus varus is usually due to _____.
_____% correct by age 3-4 years
intrauterine posture
85%
Name the deformities associated with club foot.
Alternate name?
Talipes Equinovarus
- Equinus or plantar flexion of the foot at the ankle
- Varus or inversion deformity of the heel
- Forefoot varus
Incidence of club foot?
Hereditary?
Can be associated with anomalies of the _____
1 per 1000
Yes
Spine
Club foot
____% eventually require surgery
50%
______ is characterized by excessive dorsiflexion at the ankle and eversion of the foot
talipes calcaneovalgus
usually due to uterine position
Name the three conditions associated with cavus foot
- charcot-marie-tooth
- poliomyelitis
- friedreich’s ataxia
Cavus foot is associated with what contracture?
claw toes. - contracture of toe extensors
With regard to genu varum/valgus, a child’s knees typically assume their ultimate configuration by _____ age
6-7 yoa
- start out genu varum. By 12-18 months, the legs have straightened and progressed to mild knock knee (genu valgus)
_____ is due to abnormal function of the medial portion of the proximal growth plate and results in bowing in the proximal tibia.
Bounts disease (Tibia Vara)
Bounts disease is most common morphologic cause of bowing in the young child and is found most commonly in _____
obese children who walk at 9-10 months
Bounts disease is more common in what ethnicity?
should be suspected in all children with persistent bowing after ____ age
AA
2 years old
Treatment of tibia vara?
typically osteotomy of proximal tibia
epiphysiodesis also common.
Hip dislocation occurs in _____ births
More common in ____ presentation
Males ____ females
1 in 1000
breech
females > males
If a mother has a history of dislocated hip, the risk to the baby is increased to _____ non-breech and ____ breech births
1 in 1000 regardless
increased to 1 per 25 in non-breech
1 per 15 in breech
children with _____ or ___ at birth have increased risk of hip dsplasia
metatarsus adductus
torticollis
What is the galeazzi (allis) test?
Flex hip and knees bilaterally, looking at the level of the knees. positive test shows the level of one knee lower indicating hip dysplasia in the lower leg.
What are the Barlow and Ortolani tests?
Barlow test is used to determine if a dislocated hip can be readily dislocated.
- at rest the hip is reduced and abduction is normal
- with the leg in a flexed and adducted position, push the femur posteriorly with the htumb. If hip dislocates posteriorly, test is positive and dislocation is palpable.
Ortolani test verifies dislocation as this test reduces the hip.
- as the hip is gently abducted the long finger over the greater trochanter pushes anteriorly to lift the femoral head over the posterior lip of the acetabulum to reduce the hip.
- a positive test is present when a palpable “clunk” is noted by the examiner as the hip reduces. A high-pitched click at full abduction is not a positive and is probably due to TFL slipping over the greater troch.
If diagnosis of hip instability is made in the first few months of life, closed reduction and use of Pavlik harness or hip spica cast is used
_____ degrees of flexion is maintained
for how long?
90-120 degrees to limit hip adduction
for 3-4 months
- care must be taken to avoid forced hip abduction in the brace or splint as this may cause AVN
The incidence of congenital muscular torticollis is about _____ live births with ____% involving the right side
1 per 250
75% on right side
With regard to congenital muscular torticollis, what is the olive sign
represents a soft, nontender enlargement of the SCM on physical exam and is seen within the first 6 weeks and subsides within 4-6 months of age
Name the 4 secondary findings associated with congenital muscular torticollis.
- flattening of the ipsilateral face
- contralateral occipital flattening
- orbital asymmetry (plagiocephaly)
- ipsilateral hip dysplasia
Torticollis can be the physical sign of an underlying problem usually due to _____, ____, or _____ which must be excluded.
- muscular fibrosis
- presence of a cervical hemivertebra
- atlantoaxial rotary subluxation
The most common cause of congenital torticollis is _____
fibrosis of the SCM - suggested causes include birth trauma and ischemia due to intrauterine position of the head and neck