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