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Paediatric Orthopaedics Flashcards

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2 normal variants most commonly referred

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Intoeing

Flat feet

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3 variations in normal development

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Flat feet
Femoral anteversion
Bow legs

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4 self-correcting pathologies in childrens bones

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Metatarsal adduction
Persistent femoral anteversion
Posterior tibial bowing
Curly toes

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4
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David Jones 5 S’s for assessing

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Symmetry
Symptomatic
Systemic illness
Skeletal disease
Stiffness

Rotational alignment- axial
Angular alignment- coronal

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5
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What effect does excessive femoral anterversion have on rotation of the hip?

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Internal rotation
Leads to intoeing
Correctable pathology

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6
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Position of knee cap if intoeing is arising from the hip?

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Inwards

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7
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Why might tibial torsion occur and what form is normal?

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Internal torsion normal to extent

Occurs due to in utero moulding and tibial shape

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8
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3 variations relating to anhular alignment

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Bowed legs
Knock knees
Flat feet

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9
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3 assessments for angular alignment

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Heel raise and Jack’s test
Foot rotational alignment
Foot progression in gait

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10
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4 points of clinical assessment

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Walking
Standing
Tip toe
Staheli rotational profile

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11
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3 points to assess in standing

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Alignment from the front
Patellar position
Heels/arch/toe/leg length from behind

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12
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Staheli rotational profile

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Hip rotation/version
Thigh foot angle
Foot bisector line

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13
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What is a limp?

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Abnormal gait due to pain, weakness or derformity

Shorter stance phases (weight bearing) on affected limb

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14
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Common causes of limp

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Toxic synovitis
Septic arthritis
Trauma - teens
Osteomyelitis
Viral syndrome
Perthe's disease
Fracture
Soft tissue infection
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15
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What is associated with antalgic gait on examination?

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Tenderness (shortened stance phase)

Reduced range of motion

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16
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Conditions causing antalgic gait

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Infection
Inflammation
Trauma
Overuse syndrome
Toddlers fracture
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17
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Which sign indicates Abductor lurch

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Trendelendburg sign

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18
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What conditions are associated with abductor lurch?

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Cerebral palsy

Hip dysplasia

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19
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Describe an equinus gait

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Toe to heel gait

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20
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What conditions are associated with equinus gait?

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Cerebral palsy
Idiopathic toe walker
Club foot

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21
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Circumduction is seen during which phase in a circumduction gait?

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During swing phase

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22
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Which 3 things should be examined for if a patient has a circumduction gait?

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Assess limb length
Neurological exam
Check range of mption

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23
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Which conditions are associated with a circumduction gait?

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Painful foot

Leg length inequality

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24
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Which investigation can be ordered if a patient has an antalgic gait?

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Radiograph

Bone scan

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25
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Which investigation should be ordered if a patient has an abductor lurch?

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Pelvic radiograph

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26
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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is most commonly seen in which patients?

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Obese male adolescent

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27
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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is likened to which object?

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Ice cream falling off the cone

Displaced femoral head

28
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Why is the femoral head displaced in slipped capital femoral epiphysis?

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Disruption of growth plate

29
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Symptom of slipped capital femoral epiphysis?

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Painful limp

Referred pain to thigh or knee

30
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Treatment for slipped capital femoral epiphysis

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Percutaneous screw fixation

31
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Differentials for infectious and inflammatory causes of limp

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Osteomyelitis
Transient synovitis
Septic arthritis

32
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History for infectious causes of limp

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Limp
Pain
General malaise/loss of appetite/listless
Temperature
Recent URTI/ ear infection
Trauma
Pseudoparalysis
33
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Initial investigations acute limping child

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Temperature
X ray
USS
Bloods - CRP, ESR, FBC, WCC, CK, cultures

34
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Signs and symptoms of septic arthritis

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Limp
Psuedoparalysis
Swollen red joint
Refusal to weight bear/ move joint
Pain
Temperature
35
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Routes of infection leading to septic arthritis

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Puncture or trauma
Dissemination from osteomyelitis
Haematogenous route
Adjacent soft tissue infection
Diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
36
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Investigations for septic arthritis

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Full Blood Count
White cell count
ESR
CRP
X ray
Ultrasound
Synovial fluid - WCC, gram stain, culture
37
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Clinical Predictive Criteria for Septic arthritis

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Kocher

  1. Pyrexia
  2. Not weight bearing
  3. WBC > 12000/ml
  4. ESR >40 mm/hr

Score 3-4 indicative - 90% chance septic arthritis

38
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Treatment for septic arthritis

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Antibiotics - IV 2 weeks
Aspiration
Arthroscopy
Arthrotomy

39
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Common infection in septic arthritis

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Staphylococcus aureus

40
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Risk factors for osteomyelitis

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Blunt trauma

Recent infection

41
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Mean age for osteomyeltiis in chidren

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6 years

42
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Symptoms for osteomyelitis

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Pain
Reduced Range of Movement
Fever
Localised signs
Reduced weight bearing
43
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Investigations for osteomyelitis

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WCC
CRP
ESR
Microbiology - staph aureus

44
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Indications for surgey in osteomyelitis

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Aspiration needed for culture
Drainage of subperiosteal abscess
Drainage of joint sepsis
Debridement of dead tissue
Failure to improve
Biopsy
45
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How to differentiate transient synovitis from osteomyelitis or septic arthritis?

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Diagnosis of exclusion
Child will allow joint to be examined
Relatively not as unwell
Recent infection
Low CRP, normal WCC
46
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Red flag symptoms in paediatric orthopaedics

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Night pain
Stops doing sport/going out
Sweats and fatigue
Abnormal bloods - low Hb, atypical film, atypical platelets
Refer to paediatrics and oncology
47
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Classification for fractures with physeal injury in forearm

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Salter Harris
Type 1 - same level
Type 2 - Above physeal plate
Type 3- Below
Type 4 Through
Type 5 Crush

SALTR - 12345`

48
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Describe a Galeazzi fracture

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Shaft fracture of forearm

Distal 1/3 of radius with dislocation of radioulnar joint

49
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Describe a Monteggia fracture

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Shaft of ulna

Dislocation of radial head

50
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What percentage of paediatric fractures occur in the forearm?

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50%

51
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Which fractures are most common in the forearm?

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80% occur distally

5% pproximal to elbow

52
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What type of impact results in a buckle fracture?

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Low energy

53
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High energy fractures can lead to what type of injury?

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Open fracture

Soft tissue displacement

54
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Complications of Fractures

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Compartment syndrome - Volkmann's
Non union
Refracture
Radioulnar synostosis
PIN injury
Superficial radial nerve injury
Distal radioulnar joint/ Radiocapitellar problems
55
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Management of buckle fracture in distal radis

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Cast 3-4 weeks

56
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Management of greenstick fracture in distal radius

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Cast 3-4 weeks

57
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Complete fracture of distal radius management

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Cast with Kirschner wires 6 weeks

58
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Risk for manipulation

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Complete fracture
Failed anatomic reduction
Not B/E pop

59
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Knee trauma differential

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Infection
Inflammation
Neoplasm
Apophysisits
Foot
Hip
Sickle cell, haemophilia
Anterior knee pain
60
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Bony injury of the knee

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Physeal/metaphyseal
Tibial spine
Tibial tubercle
Patellar fracture
Sleeve fracture
Paterllar dislocation
Referred
61
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Ratio of femoral to tibial physeal injury

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2:1

62
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Treatment for physeal knee injury

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Cast to immobilise
Percutaneous screw fixation
ORIF articular displacement
Range of movement wihtin 6 weeks

63
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Elements of physeal arrest

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Monitor harris lines, angulation and length
Resect bar
Complete epiphysiodesis
Contralateral epiphysiodesis
Corrective osteotomy
64
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Why are patellar fractures rare?

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Cartilaginous until age 4

65
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Management for patellar fracture

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Undisplaced - cylinder cast

Displaced - Orif

66
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Risk factors for patellar dislocation

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Laxity
Poor VMO
Q angle
Femoral anteversion
Tibial external rotation
Patella alta
67
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Overuse injuries

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Osgood Schlatters - prominent patella

Sever’s - inflammation of calcaneus

Paediatrics (10 decks)

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