Knott - Peds Flashcards
approach to peds ortho
- age
- context
- hx
- pe
- imaging → xray, US, CT, MRI
- referral → ED/ortho
what are 3 types of ortho infxns
- transient (toxic) synovitis
- septic arthritis
- osteomyelitis
mc location for transient synovitis
hip
what do you think when you see a non toxic, post viral infxn pediatric pt w. an antalgic gait and his hip abducted and externally rotated
transient synovitis
a pt w. septic arthritis will appear
ill
fever
irritable
septic arthritis is almost always caused by
staph
osteomyelitis commonly affects the
long (tubular) bones
what do you think when you see periosteum elevation of a long bone
osteomyelitis
mc place for osteoid osteoma
le → proximal femur
benign bone lesions progress
slowly
what are the benign bone lesions
- osteoid osteoma
- osteoblastoma
- osteochondroma
malignant bone lesions are characterized by
lots of pain → kids waking up screaming at night
an osteoma is a
non malignant bone lesion
what do you think when you see small radiolucent nidus
< 1 - 1.5 cm
osteoid osteoma
what is the mc place for an osteoblastoma
posterior column of the spine
what do you think when you see non-malignant bone lesion larger than osteoid osteoma
osteoblastoma
what are the 3 mc place for osteochondroma
distal femur
around knee
proximal humerus
what do you think when you see a cartilage-capped bony spur on the external surface of a bone
osteochondroma
what creates a cauliflower appearance on xray
osteochondroma
what are the malignant bone lesions
- osteosarcoma
- ewing’s sarcoma
what is the mc location for osteosarcomas
femur
what is the mc primary malignant bone lesion in kids
osteosarcoma
osteosarcoma often occurs
post trauma
what do you think when you see a pt w. localized pain for several months that waxes and wanes with normal labs except for elevated alk phos and LDH
osteosarcoma
what does this xray make you think - sunburst, codman’s triangle
osteosarcoma
what is the mc location for ewing’s sarcoma
long bones of extremities →
- femur
- tib/fib
- humerus
what does this xray make you think - moth eaten, permeative appearance; codman’s triangle; onion peel; periosteal elevation
ewing’s sarcoma
what are 6 considerations in evaluation of pediatric fx
- age
- MOI
- anatomic location
- soft tissue involvement → open vs closed
- key PE
- xrays
what is the most metabolically active portion of the bone
metaphysis
what portion of the bone is the most prone to fx
metaphysis
be able to label this pic
4 types of peds fx
- buckle
- plastic deformation → bowing
- greenstick
- physeal