Clinical Aspects Exam 4 Flashcards
Developmental Dysplasia
Ongoing process causing dislocation of hip joint in which head of femur ends superior on external surface of ilium
Developmental Dysplasia more commonly seen in
Females
Developmental Dysplasia symptoms
Pain Abnormal gait Unequal leg length Femoral anteversion Contracture Osteoarthritis
Traumatic (Acquired) Dislocation
May occur during accidents when thigh if flexed, abducted, and medially rotated
___ dislocation of hip more common and may damage ___
Posterior
Sciatic
___ dislocation of hip rare and may damage ___
Anterior
Obturator Nerve
Prepatellar Bursitis
Housemaid’s Knee
Caused by friction between skin and patella
Subcutaneous Infrapatellar Bursitis
Clergyman’s knee
Inflammation between skin and tibial tubercle
Suprapatellar Bursitis
Inflammation of suprapatellar Bursae caused by abrasions or penetrating wounds
Infection may spread to knee joint
Unhappy Triad
Tear of medial collateral ligament, medial meniscus, and anterior cruciate ligament
Anterior Drawer Test
Tibia pulled forward under femur = positive = indicates torn ACL
Posterior Drawer Test
Tibia pushed backward under femur = positive= torn PCL
Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease
Avulsion injury of secondary growth center for tibial tuberosity
Pain in area of tibial tuberosity
Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease is an example of an __
Apophyseal Injury
Os Trigonum
Lateral tubercle does not unite with body of talus and ossified independently
Stress fractures
Fine hairline fractures that occur without evidence of soft tissue injury
Stress fractures commonly occur at
Shaft of tibia, navicular, 2nd, 3rd, 4th metatarsals
Stress Fracture types
- Bone normal; overloaded with sudden increase in activity
2. Bone abnormal; result of osteoporosis, drugs, metabolic disorder
Compartment syndrome
Increase of pressure within myofascial compartment
Causes pain and may result in ischemia
Types of compartment syndrome
Acute
Chronic
Acute compartment syndrome
Due to trauma
Chronic compartment syndrome AKA
External compartment syndrome
Chronic compartment syndrome usually occurs in ___ and ___ compartments
Anterior and deep posterior leg
Chronic compartment syndrome is ___ related
Exercise