Kneed to know words
The long shaft of a long bone
What is diaphysis
This injury involves subluxation of the radial head.
What is a nursemaids elbow?
When a child sits, then shifts the body weight to hands and knees, then uses his hands to climb up to stand.
What is Gower sign?
Twitching, tonic-clonic movements or automatisms.
What is a seizure?
Hand dominance before 18 months makes you think about this.
What is a stroke?
Movement away from the midline.
What is abduction?
A fracture here can affect further growth of the bone.
What is epiphysis or growth plate?
After the neonatal period, this is a sign of upper motor neuron abnormality.
What is clonus?
Muscle contraction that lasts longer than myoclonus and can result in muscle spasm that can cause hyperextension of the joint.
What is dystonia?
Toe-walking or scissor gait may be a sign of this?
What is cerebral palsy?
Normal physiologic bowing of the legs in infants and toddlers.
What is genu varum?
This hip impairment is more common in obese children.
What is slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)?
Uneven knee height when infant is laying on the table with knees flexed.
What is the Galeazzi sign?
Involuntary muscle contractions or vocalizations that result in stereotyped movements.
What are tics?
An infant with an extra gluteal thigh fold may have this.
What is cogentital hip dysplasia?
A partial dislocation of a joint.
What is subluxation?
Pain on palpation of the proximal anterior tibial prominence in adolescents.
What is Osgood-Schlatter disease?
When a child stands on one leg and the pelvis drops on the affected side when the hip is raised.
What is the trendelenburg sign?
Brief, irregular, purposeless, and nonrepetitive jerking and writhing movements that move from one muscle to the next in an unpredictable way.
What is chorea?
A simian crease is associated with this genetic finding.
What is trisomy 21?
Turning of the plantar surface upward or toward the anterior surface of the body.
What is supination?
This test is used to evaluate the spine for scoliosis.
What is Adam's forward bending test?
This test is used to evaluate knee joint laxity.
What is McMurray?
Coarse, repetitive shaking movements.
What is a tremor?
Long, slender fingers with hyperextensible joints is seen in this syndrome.
What is Marfan's?