Developmental Biomechanics Flashcards
1
Q
Skeletal maturity
A
Develops into adult form
Alignment at age 7 is in general what you will have the rest of your life
2
Q
Spine alignment from neonate to child to adult
A
Neonate: rigid kyphosis
Child: lumbar lordosis
Adult: normal curvature
3
Q
Torsion
A
Twist
Axis through femoral condyles
4
Q
Version
A
Rotation relative to the frontal plane
5
Q
Ante torsion and ante version
A
Greater than 19 degrees
6
Q
Normal torsion and version
A
14 to 19 degrees
7
Q
Retro torsion and retro version
A
Less than 14 degrees
