Pediatric MSK conditions Flashcards
Brachial plexus injury is usually due to traction on ______ during breech delivery of forceful traction and rotation of _____ during difficult delivery
shoulder; head
What is the most common brachial plexus injury?
Erb’s palsy
What nerve roots are involved in Erb’s palsy?
C5-C6
What position is the arm in Erbs palsy?
Waiter's tip - Shoulder - extension, internal rotation, adduction Elbow - extension Forearm - pronated Wrist and fingers - flexed
Grasp is (lost/intact) in Erb’s palsy
intact
Is there sensory loss in Erb’s palsy?
YES
Klumpke’s palsy = injury to the ____ _____
lower plexus (C7-T1)
What are 3 major impairments in Erb’s palsy?
- paralysis or weakness
- muscle imbalances
- learned non-use - delay in motor milestones
____ encompasses a spectrum of pathologic hip disorders in which hips are unstable, sublimated or dislocated, and/or have malformed actabla
DDH
Normal development of the femoral head and acetabulum are _________
co-dependent
The head must be stable in the hip socket for both to form _______ and _______
spherically; concentrically
What are 2 large risk factors for developing DDH?
- breech position
2. + family history
DDH is clinically ______ in infancy/early childhood
silent
There is poor prognosis of DDH if unstable and morphologically abnormal by __-__ years of age
2-3
What are 4 tests to do in the screening exam for DDH?
- LLD
- asymmetric thigh or gluteal folds
- limited or asymmetrical hip abduction
- Barlow/Ortolani
In the Ortolani maneuver, a subluxed or dislocated femoral head is reduced into the acetabulum with gentle hip ________ by the examiner
abduction
In the Barlow maneuver, a reduced femoral head is gently _______ until it becomes sublimated or dislocated
adducted
The _______ maneuver is a test of laxity or instability
barlow
What is the most important clinical test for detecting newborn dysplasia ?
Ortolani
3 management strategies of DDH?
- observation
- bracing
- Sx
6 long term implications of DDH?
- degenerative arthritis
- LLD
- limited hip abduction
- pain and disability
- premature hip replacement
- avascular necrosis
_______ ______ = congenital disorder of collagen synthesis
osteogenesis imperfecta