If they're a little different, it's not a big deal. If it's >2cm, then Houston, we have a problem.
What is a leg length discrepancy
100
this deformity makes shoulder abduction difficult
What is Sprengel's deformity
100
Lemme out!! this is a uterine risk factor for congenital bony deformities
What is crowding
100
Take me out to the ballll gaaame! This is the etiology of little leaguer's elbow
What is repetitive stress injury on the medial humeral epicondyle apophysis ossification centre.
100
well, if the intoeing isn't due to femoral anteversion, then it's probably...
What is tibial torsion?
200
I'm the part of the long bone where the secondary ossification centres are found
What are the epiphyses?
200
Name 2 treatments for club foot
What are: serial casting, taping, strapping, tenotomy, tib ant tendon transfer, capsulotomy
200
Multiple, congenital joint and muscle deformities are otherwise known by this rather cool name
What is arthrogryposis
200
OOWWW! My knee hurts every time I play soccer on my junior high team. hope you have a good plan to fix it!
What is Osgood-Schlatter's disease, and rest with strenuous activity restriction for several weeks.
200
Onion-skin mass in the sternum, weight loss, apathy. You'd better rule this out!
What is Ewing's sarcoma
300
I am the #1 cause of intoeing in children
What is femoral anteversion
300
It's not polite to ask a girl her age; but if you saw that my triquetrum was now ossified, I might be this old
What is 2 years
300
I'm not a shark on the inside; there is some bone, produced by these centres
What are primary ossification centres
300
The three main causes of non-traumatic hip pain and/or limp: here's how you can tell just by looking at them
What are acute transient synovitis (young kids 3-6) vs Legg-Calve Perthes Disease (4-10 y) vs SCFE (9-25 y)
300
how to tell the really bad bone tumours from the merely inconvenient.
What is minimal night pain, no systemic symptoms, incidental finding, few pathologic fractures, no real interference with bone healing...
400
If I walk a little early and am a little heavy, my tibias may end up doing this.
(these are the risk factors)
What is bowing of the proximal tibia. Risk factors include: obesity, early walking, african heritage.
Common cause of persistent bowing after 2 years of age
400
This is the order of ossification of the carpal bones.
What is capitate, hamate, triquetrum, lunate, trapezium, trapezoid, scaphoid, pisiform
400
this is what Barlow tested, and this is what Ortolani tested (not just a definition, now, folks: WHAT is being tested)
What is Barlow: dislocate a reducible hip
Ortolani: reduce a dislocated hip
400
The freshman high school track star's knee is locking. He didn't fall or hurt himself. It just kinda aches and Coach made him come see you. This is part of your differential, and this is the pathology
What is osteochondritis dessicans: avascular necrosis of an area of bone next to articular cartilage that can separate and fall into the joint.
400
test for DDH in the older child
What is Galeazzi's test
500
This is the most common congenital limb deficiency
This is the most common lower limb congenital deficiency
What are: transradial deficiency; fibular longitudinal deficiency
500
these are the deformities associated with clubfoot
What are: 1. plantar flexion of the foot
2. varus deformity of the heel
3. forefoot varus
500
if you just strapped me across your back like the Asian and African kids, you wouldn't need a Pavlik harness
What is infants and toddlers are straddling their mother's backs in abduction and hip flexion, thereby allowing for natural correction of DDH. Northers and western countries swaddle their children, not allowing for proper positioning, therefore requiring bracing and harnesses.
500
These are the main treatments of
acute transient synovitis
Legg-Calve Perthes Disease
SCFE
What are:
1. rest, NSAIDS; resume activity once pain-free
2. Rest, abduction brace. if that doesn't work: varus osteotomy
3. Surgical pinning
500
depending on the discrepancy between your leg lengths, these approaches can be used:
What are:
1. shoe lift if <2 cm
2. Epiphysiodesis or acute long limb shortening if 2-5 cm
3. Acute limb lengthening if 5-8 cm
4. Amputation w prosthesis.