Ortho/neuros common conditions

Question 1

Who is talipes equinovarus MC in? Is it treatable

Answer 1

Male to female 2:1
30-50% bilateral

Yes, Ponseti method (series of manipulation and castings)

Question 2

What is talipes calcaneovalgus

Answer 2

Exaggerated dorsiflexion (allows dorsum of foot to come into contact with shin)

Results from uterine positioning

Question 3

True or false; talipes calcaneovalgus typically resolve spontaneously

Answer 3

true

Question 4

Nursemaid’s elbow AKA

Answer 4

Radial head subluxation

Question 5

Common mechanism of nursemaid’s elbow

Answer 5

lifting child by hand or tugging arm removing clothing

Question 6

When is nursemaid’s elbow common?

Answer 6

1-4 years?

Question 7

What is legg-calve-perthes? Who is MC in? S/S?

Answer 7

AVN of femoral head
MC boys 2-10

Referred pain: medial thigh, knee, groin

Painless limp (antalgic)

Question 8

True or false; most SCFE lesions are unilateral (when is it MC)

Answer 8

true

MC 8-16 years old

Question 9

Who is Osgood-schlatter MC in?

Answer 9

Boys 9-15

Question 10

What is talipes equinovarus

Answer 10

congential defect of the ankle and foot (inversion of foot/plantar flexion)

Contracted triceps surae