Paediatric knee conditions Flashcards

1
Q

if kid presents with knee pain what else should you also examine

for what condition specifically

A

hip

SUFE

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2
Q

which type of extensor mechanism rupture occurs in adolescent boys

A

Osgood schlatters disease

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3
Q

where is the inflammation in Osgood schlatters disease

A

inferior attachment of patellar tendon to tibial tubercle

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4
Q

treatment of anterior knee pain in adolescent females

A

nothing

physio to rebalance muscles

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5
Q

aetiology of anterior knee pain in adolescent females

A

muscle imbalance

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6
Q

complications of anterior knee pain in adolescent females

A

osteoarthritis later in life

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7
Q

investigations for an adolescent with knee trauma

A

MRI - for ligaments

xray - for fracture/dislocation

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8
Q

crack in articular cartilage and underlying subchondral bone in teenagers bc of shear stress on joint

usually medial femoral epicondyle

A

osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)

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9
Q

teenager with joint ‘catching and locking’

A

osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)

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10
Q

in osteochondirits dissecans (OCD) if an area of the knee surface looses its blood supply what can happen

A

a bit of bone can break off

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11
Q

investigation for osteochondiritis dissecans (OCD)

A

MRI (xray doesnt look at cartilage)

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12
Q

treatment for osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee

A

nothing - heals itself

surgery - pin broken bone back into place

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13
Q

‘jumpers knee’

A

patellar tendonitis (from quads muscle to patella)

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14
Q

what type of extensor mechanism rupture occurs in jumpers (eg netball, squatting)

A

patellar tendonitis

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