Pediatric Orthopaedics — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: What is Siffert-katz sign in Blount's disease?_____

Answer: The medial femoral condyle may sublux posteromedially (into the depressed medial tibial plateau) at 10-20 degrees of flexion

Flashcard 52: 1o CTEV is usually _____lateral

Answer: bi

Flashcard 53: What will be the presentation of a child with radial head subluxation?_____

Answer: extended and pronated forearm

Flashcard 54: Most common curve seen in juvenile idiopathic scoliosis is _____ thoracic

Answer: right

Flashcard 55: Lumbar lordosis is ________ (increased/decreased) in bilateral Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH).

Answer: Increased

Extra: In bilateral Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH), the pelvis tilts anteriorly to compensate for the posterior displacement of the femoral heads, leading to an increased lumbar lordosis and a waddling gait.

Flashcard 56: Is an x-ray obligatory for diagnosing radial head subluxation?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 57: The metaphyseal fragment in Type II Salter Harris # is sometimes called the _____ fragment

Answer: Thurston-Holland

Flashcard 58: Which side is more commonly affected by DDH?_____

Answer: left>B/L>right

Flashcard 59: What is the attitude of limb in transient synovitis of hip?_____

Answer: FABER

Flashcard 60: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) occurs during the period of rapid growth, commonly during _____ years of age

Answer: 10-16