Final: Paed's Ortho

Question 1

Developmental Dysplasia of Hip

Answer 1

congenital defect in which there is abnormal formation of the hip joint and the femoral head is not stable in the acetabulum

Question 2

Ortolani Test

Answer 2

posterior dislocation of the hip

distinctive ‘clunk’

Question 3

Pavlik harness or von Rosen

Answer 3

splints are commonly used in infants up to the age of six months to spread the legs apart
Used for 23 hours a day

Question 4

If DDH is diagnosed after age 6 months

Answer 4

abduction brace used

Question 5

Legg-Calve-Perthe’s

Answer 5

degeneration of the head of the femur from a disturbance in blood flow

Question 6

The age of diagnosis

Answer 6

2 and 12 years old, with the average age of 6

Question 7

LCPD Clinical Signs and Symptoms

Answer 7

limp with mild pain in the groin, medial thigh or knee

decreased ROM

Question 8

Etiology of LCPD

Answer 8

exact unknown

but involves avascular necrosis

Question 9

Four Pathological Stages

Answer 9

Diminished blood flow and fracturing of the femoral head
Fragmentation and reabsorption of femoral head
New bone growth and reossification
Remodeling and reshaping of a new femoral head

Question 10

Surgical Treatment

Answer 10

femoral varus osteotomy to reposition the head of the femur into the acetabulum, or a pelvic

Question 11

Congenital Muscular Torticollis

Answer 11

child’s head is tilted towards the tight sternoceidomastoid muscle and rotated away

Question 12

Treatment of CMT

Answer 12

stretching 4 to 6 times a day

Question 13

Plagiocephaly

Answer 13

Refers to asymmetrical head shapes, also known as positional plagiocephaly

Question 14

Positional Plagiocephaly

Answer 14

flattened side the ipsilateral ear is positioned relatively anteriorly to the

Question 15

Prevention

Answer 15

tummy time

Question 16

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Answer 16

The most prevalent form of juvenile arthritis is

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, or JRA

Question 17

JRA

Answer 17

chronic joint inflammation.

autoimmune disorder where the immune system begins to attack healthy

Question 18

Types of JRA

Answer 18

Pauciarticular
Polyarticular
Systemic

Question 19

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Answer 19

autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by bones that fracture easily, often with little or no apparent cause.

Question 20

Rodding

Answer 20

A surgical procedure called “rodding” is frequently considered for individuals

Question 21

What is the genetic inheritance pattern for Osteogenesis Imperfecta?

Answer 21

If you have it 50% chance passing it on to children

Question 22

Clubfoot

Answer 22

ankle and foot abnormalities

Question 23

The most common form

Answer 23

plantar flexed and inverted

Question 24

Treatment

Answer 24

stretching, serial casting or surgery

Question 25

Tibial Torsion

Answer 25

inward twisting of a child’s tibia

Question 26

Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease

Answer 26

inflammation of the epiphysis where the infrapatellar tendon attaches to the tibial tuberosity

Question 27

Treatment of OSD

Answer 27

Ice, rest and modalities to decrease pain and inflammation

Question 28

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Answer 28

lateral curvature of the spine greater than 10 degrees accompanied by vertebral rotation

Question 29

Retropatellar Pain Syndrome

Answer 29

active adolescents and young adults and is thought to be related to overuse, trauma, and/or abnormal alignment of the lower extremities

Question 30

Symptoms

Answer 30

Anterior knee pain

Knee in the front of the knee that worsens after sitting for prolonged time

Question 31

Cobbs Angle

Answer 31

used to measure sclerosis