Fractures
This type of fracture occurs with a break in the skin and bone protruding
What is an open or compound fracture?
A disorder indicated by an intermittent painless limp
What is Legg-Perthes-Calves disease?
A lack of this during pregnancy can increase risk for Spina Bifida
What is folic acid?
Torticollis is...
Torticollis is defined as the twisting of the neck that causes the head to rotate and tilt at an odd angle. Abnormal rotation and flexion.
This solution is used for pin care on external fixation devices
What is chlorhexidine?
A complex deformity of the spine
What is scoliosis?
This is the most common form of muscular dystrophy in the pediatric patient
What is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)?
What is Gowers' sign?
observed when a person, unable to stand up from a squatting or prone position due to lack of thigh and hip strength, "walks" their hands up their legs to achieve an upright position.
What does RICE stand for?
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate
A device used to abduct the legs in infants with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
What is a Pavlik harness?
An IM injection that can be given for muscle spasticity in Cerebral Palsy patients
What is Botulinum toxin A?
This is a key assessment finding in children with muscular dystrophy
What is Gowers' sign?
These are the 5 pieces of neurovascular assessment
This category of club foot occurs from intrauterine crowding
What is positional club foot?
What is a myelomeningocele?
Most common motor disorder in childhood
What is cerebral palsy