Fractures
This fracture is incomplete and common in children
What is greenstick fracture
The reason why we elevate a new cast
Reduce edema
The type of harness for developmental hip dysplasia
What is a Pavlik harness
A nickname for Osteogenesis Imperfecta
What is brittle bone disease
A child with severe pain, pallor, paresthesia after casting may have this emergency.
What is compartment syndrome
This fracture has bone protruding through skin
What is open fracture
This is included as part of spica cast teaching
What is do not insert objects; frequent skin checks
The treatment for clubfoot
What is serial casting (ponseti)
The type of arthritis Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is
What is autoimmune inflammatory arthritis
These are included and important in neurovascular checks
The Ps!
This fracture is from a twisting injury cause
What is spiral fracture
The purpose of buck traction
This is affected by legg calve perthes disease
femoral head avascular necrosis
Cerebral palsy primarily affects this
What is movement/posture
This is priority after spica cast
What is assess circulation and skin
These are two compartment syndrome signs
What is pain out of proportion, paresthesia, pallor, pulselessness, paralysis, pressure
This is an example of internal fixation
SCFE presents with this
Most common type of muscular dystrophy
What is Duchenne
Child refuses to bear weight, fever, localized bone pain. Most likely?
What is osteomyelitis
This is the priority action for suspected compartment syndrome
What is stabilization of sever/open fractures with access to wounds
This is priority when treating osteomyelitis
What is prompt IV antibiotics
Gowers sign indicates this
proximal muscle weakness
This is most likely diagnosis for an obese teen with a limp
SCFE