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PED Musculoskeletal

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Plagiocephaly   flattened occiput. Prevention: tummy time, alternating orientation.  
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craniosynostosis   premature fusion of suture, defined ridge over lambdoidal suture  
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bossing   knob-like swelling  
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Torticollis (refer for surgical consult if not improved in 6 months)   trauma or malpositioning result in SCM fibrosis and shortening. small non-tender mass in SCM. Head tilts to side of lesion and rotates away. Head can't be returned to neutral. Dx: Pe, US, X-ray. Rx: PT with active and passive stretching. Botulinum inject  
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Optimal excision time for polydactyly   6-9 months.  
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Painful thickened flexor tendon or nodule at the A-1 pulley   Trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis). Tx: surgical release  
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SALTER HARRIS classification of   physeal fxs. Straight, above, lower, through, ram  
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buckle fx wtih intact periosteum   torus fx  
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most common elbow fx in children   supracondylar fx. FOOSH. Neurovascular injury common  
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Epicondyle fx   medial epicondyle most common (lateral is rare)  
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CRITOL   Order of elbow ossification: capitellum, radius, internal epicondyle, trochlea, olecranon, lateral epidcondyle  
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Toddler's fx tx   long leg cast for 3 weeks  
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Scoliosis of 25 degrees   referral. Scoliosis in teen females is more common. MRI for onset before 8 y/o  
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spondylolysis   pars interarticularis stress fx, L5 most common, scotty dog on oblique x-ray  
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spondylolisthesis   vertebral sliding/step off  
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"clunk" on Barlow and Ortolani   suggests developmental dysplasia of the hip. Do until about 6 months (according to lecture). Slide says by 8-12 weeks these maneuvers are not useful. US most accurate for dx  
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Hilgenreiner's line   horizontal line through triradiate cartilage  
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Perkin's ine   vertical line at lateral edge of acetabulum  
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Shenton's line   obturator foramen in line with the femoral curve  
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Growing pains   more common in 2-5 yo boys, overactivity, migratory pattern common, calf most common. Consider imaging if: fever, wt. loss, night sweats, pain in specific location. Tx: reassurance, analgesics, ice, massage, heat  
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Osgood-Schlatter   Tibial tubercle apophysitis. M>F, 10-14 yo, running, jumping sports. worse with growth spurt or increased activity. Pe: localized swelling and pain. Dx: x-ray to r/o tibial apophysis avulsion  
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Tx of osgood-schlatter   decreased activity, infrapatellar strap, quad strength, self-limiting when apophysis fuses  
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Differential diagnosis of limp   transient synovitis, septic joint, Legg-Calve-Perthes, SCFE, Fractures,Contusion, Malignancy  
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avascular necrosis of the femoral head   legg-calve-perthes disease. Mottled, desinegrating femoral head appearance. Insidious groin and anteior thigh pain, limp  
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slipped ice cream off cone   slipped femoral capital epiphysis; femoral head displaced from femoral neck through the physis. Obese, hypogonadic, adolescent boys. 60% bilateral  
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#1 bone tumor in children   osteochondroma. Pain free mass, rarely malignant. Tx: remove  
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Osteosarcoma   pain or mass in long bone. 30% 5 yr survival, mets to lung. Tx: chemo/radio/surgery  
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Ewing Sarcoma   Pain, fever, increased WBC. Rx: chemo/radio/surgery. Poor prognosis in large pelvic lesions.  
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osteoid Osteoma   Sx: night pain, Rx: Excision. Not malignant, recurs  
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Differential Diagosis of intoeing   metatarsus adductus, internal tibial torsion, increased femoral anteversion, genu varum  
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most common deformity of the newborn   Metatarsus adductus. etiology: uterine packing. Medial forefoot varus. Can be passively corrected by 12-180 months. Passive stretching helpful  
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Tibial Torsion   internal twisting of the tiiba results in "intoeing". Self corrects by 2-4 years. Avoid belly sleeping and "tv" position. Encourage sitting indian style  
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Bow legs   distal tibia varus. Primarily physiologic. X-ray if increasing after 16 months or with asymmetry. D/D: Ricket's, Blount's dz. Spontaneous correction by 2-3 year  
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Genu Valgum   return to  
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Talipes Equinovarus (club foot)   more common in males, may be associated with spinal deformities. Tx: serial casting, surgical tendon release  
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Sever's Disease   Heel pain. Calcaneal apophysitis (very common in 7-15 yo). PE: well localized heel pain. X-ray not indicated. Tx: relative rest, heel cups, ice, stretching, NSAIDs  
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Pes Planus   bilateral, absent longitudinal arch. arch forms with jack toe test.  
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Toe walking   D/D: tight heel cords, Muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, high arched foot  
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Posterior fat pad sign in adults indicates   radial head fx; in kids supracondylar  
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Most common elbow fracture in children   supracondylar fracture; neurovascular injury common  
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