export_foot and lower limb Flashcards
Abduction
Away from axial line of body
Adduction
Toward the axial line of the body
Bursitis
Inflammation of the bursa due to repetitive movement or pressure
Claw toe
Hyperextension of metatarasophalangeal joint with flexion of the toe’s proximal and distal joints
Clubfoot
Fixed congenital defect of the ankle and foot
Dislocation
Complete separation of the contact between two bones in a joint
Eversion
Outward turning, movement of the sole of the foot outward at the ankle
Hallux valgus
Lateral deviation of the great toe with overlapping of the second toe
Inversion
Inward turning, movement of the sole of the foot inward at the ankle
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head
Mallet toe
Flexion deformity of the distal interphalangeal joint of the foot
Metatarsus adductus
Most common deformity of the foot
Marked by the middle bones of the foot pointing in toward the body
Osgood-Schlatter disease
Common overuse injury of adolescents, causing painful swelling of the knee due to apophyseal traction of the anterior aspect of the tibial tubercle
Pes cavus
High arch on the sole of the foot
Pes planus
Collapsed arch of the foot
What does it mean if the patient’s pulse is bounding (+3/4 or +4/4)
They have a wide pulse pressure (>60 mmHg difference between systolic and diastolic pressures)
- Caused by conditions “FACTS”
What can cause a wide pulse pressure?
FACTS
Fever
Aortic insufficiency
Complete heart block
Thyrotoxicosis
Systolic HTN