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foot pathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CLUBFOOT | abnormal twisting , congenital, usually inward and downward |
| metastases | transfer of cancerous lesion from one area to another |
| gout | hereditary form of arthritis where uric acid is deposited in joints |
| osgood-slatter disease | incomplete seperation of the tibial tuberosity |
| jones fracture | fracture of the base of the 5th metatarsal |
| fracture of medial malleolus with loss of ankle mortise | potts fracture |
| bone cyst | fluid filled cyst with a wall of fibrous tissue |
| dislocation | displacement from joint space |
| osteo-arthritis | degenrative joint disease- arthritis marked by cartilage deterioration in synovial joints |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of bone due to a pyogenic infection |
| rickets /osteomalacia | softening of the bones due to vitamin D deficiency |
| osteopetrosis | increased density of usually soft bone |
| osteoporosis | loss of bone density |
| pagets disease | metabolic disease, chronic, weakened,deformed, and thickened bone that fractures easily |
| chondosarcoma | malignant tumor arising from cartillage cells |
| enchondroma | benign tumor consisting of cartilage |
| malignanat tumor of bone arising in medullary tissue | ewing' sarcoma |
| osteochondroma/exotosis | benign bone tumor projection w/ cartiliginous cap |
| osteoid osteoma | a benign lesion of cortical bone |
| osteosarcoma | malignant primary tumor of bone with cartilage formation |
| osteoclasma or giant cell tumor | lucent lesion in the metaphysis usually distal to the femur |
| talipes equinovarus | typical clubfoot with three deviations from normal alignment of the foot and weight bearing |
| inversion of the calcaneus (equinus), medial displacement of the forefront( adduction), and elevation of the medial border of the foot supination. | numerus variations of club foot |
| kite methods | exactly placed lateral and AP projections that are used to demonstrate thr anatomy of clubed foot |
| the bones of ossification centers of the tarsals and their relation to one another are visible | kite methods |
| it is essential that no attempt be made to changa abnormal alignment | davis and hatt |
| ap projection | demonstrates the degree of adductionof the forefoot and the ddgree of inversion of the calcaneous |
| kandel method | dorsoplantar axial projection |
| kandel method | infant held in bending forward position central ray 40 degrees anterior through lower leg |
| Freiberger,hersh and harrison | said that the sustentaculum talor joint cant be assumed after only one projection. 3 radiographs have to be taken at 35, 45, and 55 degrees. |
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