Ch 10 - Peds: Bone and Joint Diseases Flashcards
What are treatments for club foot?
Physical therapy
Bracing
Serial casting
50% require surgical correction
What is bowleg?
Genu varum
What is Blount’s disease?
Tibia Vara d/t ABN function of the medial portion of the proximal tibial growth plate and results in bowing in the proximal tibia
What is the MCC of bowing in young children?
Blount’s disease
Who is Blount’s disease MC seen in?
Obese children who walk at 9 to 10 months
African Americans
Suspected in children with bowing >2yo
What is the treatment of Blount’s disease?
Osteotomy of the proximal tibia and
fibula
Describe the Galeazzi (Allis) Test.
Flex hip and knees bilaterally, looking at the level of the knees and low knee indicates that hip dysplasia
What is the olive sign?
Soft, nontender enlargement of the SCM within the first 6 weeks and subsides within 4 to 6 months of age
What is seen on exam in Congenital Torticollis?
Flattening of the ipsilateral face
Contralateral occipital flattening
Orbital asymmetry (plagiocephaly)
Ipsilateral hip dysplasia
What is the MCC of Congenital Torticollis?
Fibrosis of the SCM
Describe right torticollis.
Head is tilted to the right shoulder with the chin rotated to the left.
What are treatments of congenital toricollis?
- Stretch SCM 15-29x/day
- Position head to encourage ipsilateral superior gaze to strengthen muscles
- Put mobile on right side of the crib in right torticolis
Describe Nursemaid’s elbow.
Radial head and neck are displaced distal to the annular ligament d/t longitudinal pull or sudden traction applied to the upper extremity
What is the treatment for Nursemaid’s elbow?
Reduction usually is achieved by supination and extension of the forearm
What is Little Leaguer’s elbow?
Repetitive traction stress on the apophysis of the medial epicondylar ossification center of the humerus from repetitive valgus stress