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Orthopaedics (Unit 3: Orthopaedic Conditions in Childhood) Flashcards

1
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By what age does the average child sit independently?

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9 months

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By what age does the avergae child stand?

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1 year

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By what age does the average child normally walk?

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20 months

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What is the normal gap between the feet when a child stands to attention?

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4cm

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By what age should children with genu valgum & varus have developed normal allignment?

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7 years

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6
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When is in-toeing exaggerated?

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When children run

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What are the 3 causes of in-toeing?

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Femoral neck angle variation
Tibial torsion
Abnormal forefeet

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Clinically how can children with an anteverted femoral head move their femur?

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Can internally rotate their femur alot and externally rotate only a little

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By what age should femoral neck angle variation correct itself by?

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10 years

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10
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What is the treatment for tibial torsion?

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It is normal variation and should be ignored

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By what age should surgery on abnormal forefeet definitely not be considered before?

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7 years

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12
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What are the 2 kinds of flat foot?

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Rigid & mobile

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13
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What type are the majority of flat feet?

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Mobile

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14
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What is a rigid flat foot?

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Rare at any age
Underlying bony abnormality
Occasionally a sign of a serious disease such as RA

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15
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When might it be appropriate to operate on curly toes?

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If causing severe discomfort in shoes

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What is Osgood Schlatter’s disease?

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Inflammation of the attachment of the patellar tendon to the growing tibial ephiphysis caused by excess traction by the quadriceps

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Who is Osgood Schlatter’s more common in?

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Very active children who are often involved in organised sport

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What are the symptoms of Osgood Schlatter’s?

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Tenderness & discomfort which is worse after exercise (episodic)

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When do symptoms of Osgood Schlatter’s cease?

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Middle adolescence when the epiphysis fuses

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20
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What is chondromalacia patellae?

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When an area of patella cartillage is eroded (causes adolescent knee pain)

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21
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What might predispose a child to CDH?

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Female

Familial & racial tendency

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When are children screened for CDH?

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Birth, 3, 6, & 12 months

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23
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What technique is used to diagnose CDH?

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Barlow’s (dislocate) & Ortolani’s (relocate) manouevre

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24
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If missed in screening how might CDH present?

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Shortening of the limb
Asymmetrical skin creases
Limited abduction
Limp

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25
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If a “click” is found on B & O what is the next step?

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Re-examined in a specialist clinic at 3 months old (radiograph)

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26
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If a “clunk” is found on B & O what is the next step?

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Should be treated from birth

Splintage required

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27
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What is the management of CDH if it is discovered late but not walking?

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Period of gentle traction followed by open or closed manipulation then splintage for 3 months

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28
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What is the management of CDH if discovered late and walking has commenced?

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Major surgery required to deepen undeveloped acetabulum and re-angulate femoral neck
Results are at best moderate and secondary arthritis is likely

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29
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What is talipes equino varus?

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Deformity of the foot which makes it look like a golf club

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30
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What are the 2 forms of talipes equino varus?

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Postural (mild)

Fixed

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31
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When is the postural mild form of talipes equino varus seen?

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After a breech birth (probably related to baby’s position in the womb)

32
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What is the fixed form of talipes equino varus associated with?

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Developmental abnormalities of nerves and muscles of the leg

33
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Describe the initial treatment of talipes equino varus

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Gentle strestching in two phases
1 - corrects hindfoot equinus
2 - corrects mid & forefoot varus

34
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How long is treatment in mild forms of talipes equino varus?

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6 weeks of stretching and srapping in a corrected ro over-corrected position

35
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How long is treatment in severe cases of talipes equino varus?

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6 weeks then reassessed

If incomplete surgery required

36
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What age do feet on avergae stop growing?

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14 years old

37
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What is spina bifida occulta?

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Minor bony abnormality usually of no significance

38
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What orthopaedic problems might be caused by spina bifida occulta?

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Mechanical backache

Diastamatomyelia

39
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What is diastamatomyelia?

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Tethering of the spinal cord to the higher lumber vertebrae during growth

40
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What is spina bifida cystica?

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When a baby is born with the neural plate tissues open with little or no skin or bony cover

41
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What is a meningocele?

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When the open neural plate tissues are covered by a cyst

42
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What is a meningomyelocoele?

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When the open neural plate tissue is incorporated in the cyst wall

43
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What is hydrocephalus?

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Abnormal increase in the amount of fluid in the brain which leads to mental retardation and increase in head size

44
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What is the prognosis of spina bifida cystica?

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Many die at or soon after birth

Those that survive with surgery have profound problems

45
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What problems do children who survive surgery for spina bifida cystica suffer from?

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Paralysis, growth deformities, muscle imbalance, incontinence

46
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What orthopaedic problems need corrected in spina bifida cystica?

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Feet

Joint contraction resulting in fixed flexed knees

47
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In the treatment of children with spina bifida cystica what non-surgical management is important?

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Keep mobile until adolescence so they can grow to a reasonable size

48
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What is cerebral palsy?

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Abnormality of the brain often cause by damage to the brain at birth that results in delayed or arrested development of the nervous and MSK systems

49
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What would be found on a neuro exam of a child with CP?

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Uninhibited spinal reflexes

Lack of coordination and purpose of movement

50
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Why do patients with CP have a spastic type of paralysis?

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Some muscles contract strongly in an uncoordinated way whilst others are very weak and flaccid

51
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What are the clinical presentations of CP?

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Hemiparesis 
Paraparesis 
Quadraparesis 
Mental retardation 
Blind and/or deaf
Some do not siffer mental or sensory impairment
52
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What is a common presentation of a person with CP who has only minor degrees of spasticity?

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Toe-walking in adolescence

53
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What is the treatment for a CP adolescent with toe-walking?

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Tendo-achilles lengthening

54
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How can orthopaedic problems in CP be managed?

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Careful physiotherapy
Cautious use of splintage
Careful use of surgery to either lengthen tight muscle or to denervate them or (occasionally) to move them

55
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What is Scoliosis?

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Curvature of the spine with a rotatory abnormality of the vertebrae

56
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What can cause scoliosis?

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Congenital abnormalities of the vertebrae
Neuromuscular imbalance
Idiopathic (most cases)

57
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How does scolisosis present?

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Twisting of the ribs which causes a hump on one side of the shoulder
Skirts hang crookedly

58
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What ar indications for surgery in scoliosis?

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Curve is progressive

Causing distress

59
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What are 2 causes of a limp from birth?

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CDH

Infection of the hip

60
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What is the likely cause of a limp between the ages of four and ten?

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Perthe’s disease

61
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What is the likely cause of a limp from age ten to fifteen?

62
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What is Perthe’s disease?

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Osteochondritis (fragmentation of the bone and overlying cartilage) of the femoral head epiphysis

63
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How does Perthe’s disease present?

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Painful limp followed by slow recovery

64
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What would investigations for Perthe’s reveal?

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Femoral head may be normal radiographically at first presentation but change when repeated after a month
US - excess fluid in hip joint

65
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What is the pathological process of Perthe’s disease?

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AVN of the growing femoral head

Will eventually re-vascularise and re-ossify but may be enlarged and deformed

66
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What is the strategy of management for Perthe’s disease?

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Maintain head concentrically within the acetabulum until the natueral process of the disease runs it’s course

67
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What are older children who develop Perthe’s prone to?

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Secondary arthritis

68
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What are the treatment options for severe Perthe’s disease/

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Splintage may help
Osteotomy (enlarge acetabulum or redirect femoral head)
Careful follow-up with periods of traction

69
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What pateint demographic does SUFE present in?

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Boy around 12 y/o who are sexually immature

Girls who are a little older and have recently undergone an adolescent growth spurt

70
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What is SUFE?

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Slippage of the epiphysis of the femoral head on the femoral neck so that the head is abnormally tilted

71
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How does SUFE present?

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Limp

Pain radiating to knee

72
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Which nerve causes pain to radiate to the knee in SUFE?

73
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What view must be included when imaging a suspected SUFE?

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Lateral (so minor degrees of slippage aren’t missed0

74
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What is the surgical management of SUFE if the slippage in minor?

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Pinned in its new deformed position

75
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What is the surgical management of SUFE if the slippage is major?

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Gentle attempt to replace head on neck by manipulation (risk of AVN is high)

76
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When should pins for SUFE be removed?

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After fusion of the epiphysis at around 18 y/o

AY BMSc Orthopaedics (5 decks)

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