pediatric MSK conditions Flashcards
long bones grow by
endochondral ossification
flat bones grow by
intramembranous ossification
when born your legs are in
varus
valgus peaks around age
4
blounts disease
progressive genu varum
genu vacuum must be corrected by age
4 to prevent permanent growth arrest
adolescent Blount demographics
obese
African American males
6% of _______ patients develop embryonal (wilms tumor)
hemihypertrophy
Most common skeletal dysplasia
achondroplasia
inheritance of achondroplasia
Auto dominant (single gene in FGF3
zone affected in achondroplasia
proliferative zone
Pseudoachondroplasia
Similar to achondroplasia, but normal facial features
Cleidocranial Dysostosis
proportional, mild dwarfism with absent clavicles
most common long bone deficiency
fibular (hemimelia)
clubfoot
- Hindfoot varus and equinus
- Mid and forefoot adductus and cavus