Pediatric Orthopedics Part 2 Flashcards
Scoliosis: What are the three types?
Infantile
Juvenile
Adolescent
Scoliosis: Infantile: Is what ages?
What curve is most common?
Common in what gender?
_____% resolve spontaneously
Less than 3 years old
Left thoracic
M>F
80-90%
Scoliosis: Juvenile: What are the ages?
What curve is most common?
Common in what gender?
3 years-puberty
R thoracic
M=F
Scoliosis: Adolescent: When does this occur?
Common in what gender, what is the ratio?
Greater than _____ degrees, had what ratio?
What gender progresses more?
AT or AROUND puberty
F:M, 3.6 : 1
20 degrees, 6.4 : 1
Females progress more
Scoliosis: A progressive curve have an increase of ___ degrees or more on ___ exams
5 degrees
2 exams
Scoliosis: When looking at progressive curves, what else is important?
Age - Younger
Double curves
Before menarche
What are the 8 things that are looked at in scoliosis screening?
- Unequal shoulder level
- Scapular prominence
- Universe waist lines/hip prominence
- Pelvic asymmetry
- Unequal distance btw arms and body
- Unequal knee level
- Forward bend test — rib hump
- Sideways- lordosis or kyphosis
Scoliosis: Management:
At what degrees is bracing required?
Greater than 25 degrees
Scoliosis: Management: At what degrees in surgery required?
Greater than 40 degrees
Scoliosis: Management: What are three parts of exercise that need to be worked on?
Strength
Flexibility
Respiratory
Scoliosis: Management: What needs to be strengthened?
Trunk and hip extensors
Abdominal
Scoliosis: Management: What needs flexibility?
Lateral flexion, trunk shifts
Shoulder retraction (pecs)
Scoliosis: A curve that is greater than 40 degrees is also called ________
Malignant
Scoliosis: TLSO: Compresses the ____ ____
Rib cage
Scoliosis: There is a compliance issue with ______ and ______
Bracing
Exercises
Hemophilia: What kind of disorder is this?
Bleeding/clotting
Hemophilia: What are the impairments that are present?
PAIN
Decreased range and strength secondary to joint and intramuscular bleeding
Peripheral nerve lesions
Gait changes
Hemophilia: _______ joints most common
Hinge
Hemophilia: ________ arthritis
Chronic
Hemophilia: If you exercise, you will probably get a ________
Microtear
Hemophilia: What two joints are most common to get bleeds?
Elbow and knee
No bulk, so you will bleed
Management for Hemophilia: What 4 things can you do?
Range/mobilization
Splinting
Strengthening
Gait training
Management for Hemophilia: What are 3 types of splinting?
Dynamic: slowly progress
Serial casting
Protective - D/C when strength is in good range
Management for Hemophilia: For strengthening, what should you avoid?
Slow speed isokinetics
Management for Hemophilia: Less than ___% need WCs
10%
Management for Hemophilia: If a patient is not motivated to walk, you should make them ___ independent
W/C
Management for Hemophilia: Need to have taken their __________
FACTOR
Management for Hemophilia: For serial casting, what is the process?
Cast, pull off, cast w/ new range
Management for Hemophilia: Must teach them to use ______ instead of joint
Muscles
JRA/JIA: What does this stand for?
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
JRA/JIA: The more joints that are affected, the ______
Worse