Ortho Flashcards
persistence of genu varum beyond this age warrants investigation and may be pathologic
beyond 2 years of age
most reliable sign of a dislocated hip in infants
limitation of abduction
risk factors for DDH
breech position
family history of DDH
torticollis
—- should be screened with UTZ
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis is more common in what gender?
Females
most common type of spinal curvature in Adolescent
Idiopathic scoliosis
this fracture represents a failure in compresion of the bone, usually occuring at the junction of the metaphysis and diaphysis
Buckle or Torus Fracture
most common location of Buckle/Torus Fracture
Distal radius
Fractures suggestive of non-accidental injury
-femur fractures in nonambulatory children (<18 mos)
- distal femoral metaphyseal corner fractures
- posterior rib fractures
- scapular spinous process fractures
- proximal humeral fracture
Salter harris type - crush injury to the physis
Type V
What type in the Salter-Harris Classification in which there is a fracture through a portion of the physis but extending through the metaphyses
Type II
most common fracture types in children
Finger fracture
most common site for fracture of clavicle in children
junction of the middle and lateral 3rd clavicle
most common infecting organism in osteomyelitis among all age groups including newborns
Staphylococcus aureus
median age of children with musculoskeletal infections
6 year
most osteomyelitis cases in previously health children are caused via this process
Hematogenous spread
