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Orthopedics

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Tib/fib: which one is weight bearing?   Tibia  
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Knee Hx:   MOI ( twist, blow to knee, trauma); Pain; Instability, pops, clicks, grinding; swelling; pain hip/ ankle/ foot; prior  
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Knee: DDx: Ant. Knee Pain   Patellofemoral dysfxn; Patellar tendinitis; Plica/ Fat Pad irritation  
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Knee: DDx: Swelling (immediate):   ACL, fx, dislocation, meniscus  
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Knee: DDx: Swelling (Intermittent)   Meniscus, gout, chondral lesions  
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Patella Tests   Med/Lat glide; Apprehension (instability); Inhib test (PFS); Q angle; J Tracking; Poplit Angle (Hamstring tightness); Modified Thomas Test (Quad/ hip flexor tightness)  
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Q angle   angle formed by line: ASIS to ctr of patella & line fr ctr of patella thru tibial tubercle; <20 degrees = nl  
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Medial knee tests   MCL or Valgus; McMurray  
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McMurray test: sensitivity =   Only 65%  
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McMurray test: medial (ME) =   Ext rotation w/ flexion & valgus  
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McMurray test: lateral   Internal rotation w/ flexion & varus  
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McMurray test: true positive =   A click (not pain)  
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Lateral knee tests   Ober; Nobles compression; PLC; reverse pivot; posterolateral drawer; dial  
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IT Band tests   Obers; Nobles compression test  
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Obers   Inability for Up Leg to go down to table (= tight lateral structures)  
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Nobles compression test   Pain over lat. Fem condyle at 20 deg knee flexion  
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PLC tests   Posterior drawer & Recurvatum (with PCL); dial test at 30 degrees flexion; reverse pivot shift; Quad active test  
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ACL Tests   Lachman; ant drawer (unreliable); Pivot shift (difficult)  
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ACL Tests: gold standard =   Lachman  
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Knee Films   AP, Lateral; Merchant; Tunnel view (look for OCD)  
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Knee Films: Merchant   Patella (Instability; DJD; Chondral lesions)  
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Knee DJD: Fairbanks Changes   Flattened Tib. plateau; cec. joint space; Osteophytes; Subchondral cysts  
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MRI in ortho: for:   ACL ( >95%); Menisc (>85%); chondral lesion (cannot quantify size); MCL,LCL,PLC,PCL; Bone Contusions/ Edema; tumors; fx?  
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Quad active test:   When quad mx is activated, pulls tibia forward; when it relaxes, tibia sags  
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Recurvatum test:   Pulling up on toe to about 15 degrees of hyperextension, then just falling back (as if not attached properly at knee)  
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Lachman test:   At 20 degrees flexion; stabilize femur, pull up on tibia  
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Ant drawer test:   knee is flexed to 90, then pull on tibia  
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Thomas test:   If hip flexors are tight, when pull one leg up, other leg also pulls up somewhat  
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Most common knee ligament tear   MCL  
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MCL: Tx:   conservative; NSAIDs; Ice; Rest; Bracing; PT; RTP?; Surgical: Rare  
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OCD =   Osteochondritis Dissecans  
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OCD & Chondral Defects: Hx:   Intermittent swelling after exercise, locking, catching, vague pain  
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OCD & Chondral Defects: Tx:   NWB, progress slowly over 6 weeks or more  
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Plica Syndrome: Hx:   snapping, esp with squats (can also be MMT)  
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ITB Syndrome AKA   Runners Knee  
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LCL Tear: Varus test Grade I-II:   conservative; 1-2 wks(I), 4-6 wks (II)  
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LCL Tear: Varus test Grade III:   consider surgical repair/ reconstruction; assess for concomitant injuries (PLC)  
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Patellar Dislocation: Hx:   visual sublux/ dislocation, twisting motion; previous occurrence? Brace? N/V status  
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Patellar Dislocation: Tx:   extension brace 1-2 wks; quad strengthening; RTP w/ buttress brace  
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ACL Tx   Extension Post-op brace locked at 0 deg or knee immobilizer for very short term (until referred); mostly for protection; ACE for swelling; NSAIDs; PT (Prehab); Refer; consider brace  
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ACL: recovery time if reconstructed:   9-12 mos  
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Theater sign   seated, kneecap pushes into articular cartilage (spongy, water is displaced); sit up, kneecap pushes into waterless sponge space: pain.  
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PFS: Tx: PT for:   VMO (vastus medialis obliqus) (co-contract with adductors); hip abductors/ ext rotators  
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Hemarthrosis   usually due to injury (most common ACL), rapid effusion (2-4 hrs)  
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most common cause of knee pain in pts <45 yo =   PFPS; esp women  
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young pt w/ant knee pain worse w/repetitious flexion & without clear alternative cause:   PFPS  
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Local TTP, pain on motion and at rest; occasional loss of active movement; swelling, erythema, warmth:   bursitis (inflammation of synovial membrane over bony prominences)  
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Most common knee injuries   medial: anserine bursitis; MCL (most common lig); medial meniscus (most vulnerable)  
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Diffuse anterior knee pain w/ swelling & inflammatory change =   inflammatory arthritis (RA, gout, pseudogout) or septic arthritis  
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meniscus tear dx made by:   MRI or diagnostic arthroscopy  
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Lachman test assesses:   anterior-to-posterior laxity  
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McMurray test:   rotate foot outward to test medial meniscus; inward to test lateral; + is painful click  
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Knee pain DDx   OA, effusion, pop cyst, bursitis, ACL/coll lig, meniscus tear, PFPS, ITB, stress fx injury to ACL/PCL, meniscus, PF syndrome, bursitis, OSD, ITB, baker cyst, OA, RA  
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tests for suspected (knee & hip) OA   ESR, RF, synovial fluid analysis, imaging  
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Noncontact knee injury; pop; pivoting stress   ACL (Lachman / ant drawer test)  
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8 – 10yo male with limp, knee pain   Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease  
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12 – 15yo overweight male knee pain, limp, hip pain (knee XR normal)   SCFE  
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Adolescent male with knee pain, tenderness over tibial tuberosity   Osgood-Schlatter disease  
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Retropatellar knee pain esp. in females   Patellofemoral pain syndrome – increased Q angle, strengthen quadriceps  
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Degenerative area at proximal end of patellar tendon   patellar tendonopathy (must distinguish from osgood schlatter)  
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Sudden pop with plantarflexion (& Pain with active plantarflexion but strength intact) =   Medial gastrocnemius tear (RICE, no surgery)  
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bucket handle tear   meniscus tear (McMurray may reduce); tx arthroscopic repair or debridement (conservative tx not helpful)  
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Immediate swelling: Big 4:   ACL Tear; Patella Dislocation; Fx; Meniscus tear (not always); Within first few hrs: Hemarthrosis  
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Patella Tests   Med/Lat glide; Apprehension (instability); Inhib test (PFS); Q angle; J Tracking; Poplit Angle (Hamstring tightness); Modified Thomas Test (Quad/ hip flexor tightness)  
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Q angle   angle formed by line: ASIS to ctr of patella & line fr ctr of patella thru tibial tubercle; <20 degrees = nl  
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Medial knee tests   MCL or Valgus; McMurray  
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Nobles compression test   Pain over lat. Fem condyle at 20 deg knee flexion  
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ACL Tests   Lachman; ant drawer (unreliable); Pivot shift (difficult)  
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ACL Tests: gold std =   Lachman  
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Quad active test:   When quad mx is activated, pulls tibia forward; when it relaxes, tibia sags  
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Lachman test:   At 20 degrees flexion; stabilize femur, pull up on tibia  
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Ant drawer test:   knee is flexed to 90, then pull on tibia  
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Thomas test:   If hip flexors are tight, when pull one leg up, other leg also pulls up somewhat  
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Most common lig. Tear =   MCL  
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Medial Meniscus Tear: Hx   Twisting injury (Acute); Degenerative; Swelling +/- ; Locking/ catching  
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ACL Tx   Extension Post-op brace locked at 0 deg or knee immobilizer for very short term (until referred); mostly for protection; ACE for swelling; NSAIDs; PT (Prehab); Refer; consider brace  
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ACL: recovery time if reconstructed:   9-12 mos  
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Theater sign   seated, kneecap pushes into articular cartilage (spongy, water is displaced); sit up, kneecap pushes into waterless sponge space: pain  
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Dx given to pt who present w/traumatic knee effusion, until proven otherwise   ACL tear  
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possible graft choices in an ACL repair   bone-patellar tendon-bone, hamstring autograft, cadaver allograft  
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Gait Analysis: Width of the gait:   Normal =2-4 in heel to heel; Wide based gaits = instability  
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Gait Analysis: Pelvic shift: in gluteus mx weakness:   lateral shift is accentuated to the side involved  
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Gait Analysis: Length of step:   Ave length is 15 in. With age/ fatigue/ pathology: step is shortened  
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Steppage gait =   Weak ankle dorsiflexors results in increase knee & hip flexion  
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Flat foot gait =   Gastrocnemius/ Soleus weakness (S1-S2 radiculopathy)  
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Back Knee gait =   Quadriceps weakness forces pt to push on thigh w/ hand to try to lock knee in stance phase  
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Trendelenberg (abduction lurch) gait =   Gluteus medius weakness (L5); pt lurches toward weak side to place COG over hip  
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Extensor lurch =   Gluteus max weakness (S1); pt thrusts thorax posteriorly to maintain hip extension  
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Foot Drop =   Weakness of tibialis anterior (L4)  
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Pelvic Films: Pelvic ring fx is commonly:   disrupted in 2 places  
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Hip Films: Order:   AP pelvis w/ both hip joints; Lateral of affected hip  
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Hip fx: prevalence   90% in > 65 y.o. pt  
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Femoral Neck fx: Garden type I   Incomplete fx w/ valgus impaction; ORIF  
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Femoral Neck fx: Garden type II   Complete fx w/o displacement; ORIF  
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Femoral Neck fx: Garden type III   Complete fx / partial displacement; Prosthetic replacement  
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Femoral Neck fx: Garden type IV   Complete fx w/ total displacement; Prosthetic replacement  
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Femoral Stress fx: Sx   Groin pain with running, progressing to ADL pain  
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Femoral Stress fx: Dx:   Xray may be negative; Bone scan pos in 2-8 days  
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Femoral Stress fx: most common area =   Femoral neck  
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Hip Dislocation: prevalence   90% are posterior  
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Hip Dislocation: PE:   hip flexed, adducted & internally rotated  
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Hip Dislocation: Allis Maneuver   Anesthesia; Assistant stabilizes pelvis w/ pressure on iliac sp; Gently flex hip to 90; apply progressive traction to extremity; apply adduction/ internal rotation  
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Avulsion fx of Hip: ASIS: locus =   origin of Sartorius  
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Hip Pointer injury: MOI   Direct blow to iliac crest  
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Legg-Calve-Perthes Dz: MOI   Avascular necrosis of the femoral head  
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Legg-Calve-Perthes Dz: prevalence   Child 2-11 y.o.  
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Legg-Calve-Perthes Dz: Xray =   Mottled femoral head  
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Legg-Calve-Perthes Dz: Rx:   Containment of femoral head with bracing / casting  
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Legg-Calve-Perthes Dz: Outcome:   self limiting, revascularization occurs in some  
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: prevalence   Obese, pre-pubescent boys > girls; 40% are bilateral; most are idiopathic  
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Sx   Limp & hip, thigh, or knee pain; loss of IR, flexion, & abduction  
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Rx:   surgical fixation & non wt bearing  
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Snapping Hip Syndrome: MOI   1: ITB snaps over Gr trochanter; 2: Iliopsoas tendon snaps over ASIS  
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Transient Hip Synovitis: must R/O:   septic hip; Legg-Calve-Perthes  
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Transient Hip Synovitis: Etiology   Inflam immune response to URI; inc synovial fluid in hip joint causing pain  
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Transient Hip Synovitis: Xray:   Capsular swelling  
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Transient Hip Synovitis: Lab:   WBC & ESR normal; Joint fluid aspiration is normal  
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Meralgia Paresthetica =   Lateral femoral cutaneous n. entrapment; Exits pelvis near ASIS  
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Meralgia Paresthetica: Sx:   Pain & burning over lateral thigh  
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DDH =   developmental dysplasia of the hip  
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Positive Faber test suggests:   hip disease, iliopsoas spasm, or sacroiliac disease  
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Hip dx tests:   wt bearing xray; bone scan if suspect fx/necrosis; MRI TOC for fx not seen in xray, and necrosis/ infxn/tumor; u/s for kids effusion  
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osteonecrosis   Groin pain (less often thigh / buttock pain) = femoral head dz. Wt-bearing & pain w/motion, possibly rest/night pain; RF: steroids; dx: MRI sens > xray/scan  
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severe anterolateral hip tenderness, severe pain w/wt bearing, intolerance to passive hip rotation; xray normal (dx w/MRI) =   occult hip fx (nondisplaced fx of femoral neck)  
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Hip pain DDx   hip dysplasia; nerve entrapment; ankyl spondylosis; RA; lumbar disk pathology  
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Idiopathic AVN of femoral head; painless limp =   L-C-P dz (3-12 yo, M>F); tx abduction bracing  
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Hip Dislocation: prevalence   90% are posterior  
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Hip Dislocation: PE:   hip flexed, adducted & internally rotated  
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Hip Dislocation: Allis Maneuver   Anesthesia; Assistant stabilizes pelvis w/ pressure on iliac sp; Gently flex hip to 90; apply progressive traction to extremity; apply adduction/ internal rotation  
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Trochanteric Bursitis: Sx   Pain over Gr trochanter when moving hip into full flexion; Extreme point tenderness; Pain at night lying on affected side; poss crepitus over trochanter  
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Trochanteric Bursitis: Rx:   Hip stretches, meds, injection  
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Hip Pain: Other Causes   DDH (Peds); Tumor; Osteosarcoma; Ewing; Metastatic dz; Multi myeloma  
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Displacement of proximal femoral epiphysis due to disruption of growth plate =   SCFE  
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