Paediatric orthopedics - Fractures, Deformities, LLD Flashcards
Long bone growth percentages
Paediatric bone deformities
Types
Hx, P/E
General Ix
LLD
Presentation
Causes
LLD
Mx
Predicted length
Lower limb anatomical vs mechanical axis
Normal leg alignment in childhood
Causes of limb misalignment
Global postural imbalance
Causes
Pathogenesis
Presentation
Anatomical difference between childhood vs adult fracture
Biomechanical difference between childhood vs adult fracture
Physiological difference between childhood vs adult fracture
Bowing fracture
Cause
Greenstick fracture
Cause
Torus fracture
Cause
Skeletal maturity assessment tools
Risser sign
- Degree of ossification of iliac apophysis on X-ray
Ring Apophysis
- Degree of ossification of vertebral end plates on X-ray
Left hand wrist X-ray:
- Ossification from distal to proximal, ulnar to radial on non-dominant hand
Elbow ossification centers: CRITOE sequence
Risser sign
Grading
Assessment
Ring apophysis
Grading
Wrist X-ray maturity grading
Elbow ossification center
maturity grading
Fracture remodeling
Determinants of bone remodelling
Fracture assessment
Fracture management
Fracture
Post-op care
Physeal plate
Zones
Fracture zone
Physeal plate fracture
Classification
Prognosis of physeal plate fracture
Supracondylar fracture
Location
Types
Classification
Supracondylar fracture
Signs
Supracondylar fracture
Acute Cx
Supracondylar fracture
Long term Cx
Supracondylar fracture
Ix
Dx
Supracondylar fracture
Mx
Indications for ORIF