Compartment Syndrome Assessment
- Trauma
- Increased Pressure
- Compressed Nerves and Blood Vessels
- 1 or more of 6 P's
- Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
- May take Days to develop
- Early Detection
- Ischemia
- Damage often Irreversible
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
- Abnormal Femoral Head in Acetabulum
- Positive Barlow Sign
- Clicking with Adduction
- Positive Ortolani Sign
- Clicking with Abduction
- Asymmetrical Limb Lengths and Folds (Gluteal and Thigh)
- Trendelenburg Sign
- Abduction Device
- Pavlik Harness
- Closed Reduction
Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
- Idiopathic Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head
- Boys 5-7 Years of Age
- Symptoms < 18 Months
- Painless Limp
- Limited Range of Motion
- Intermittent Anterior Thigh Pain
- Insidious Pain in Knee
- Atrophy of Upper Thigh
- AP and Frog Leg Lateral X-ray
- Compression and Deformity of Femoral Head
- Bed Rest
- NSAIDs
- Containment with Brace or Cast
- Surgery
Osgood-Schlatter Disease (Tibial Tubercle Apophysitis)
- Apophysitis of Tibial Tubercle
- Active, Young Boys
- Running and Jumping
- Overuse Injury
- Recent Growth Spurt
- Diagnosis Made on History
- Anterior Knee Pain
- Enlarged Tibial Tubercle
- Edema
- Rest
- NSAIDs
- Activity Restriction
- Self-limiting
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS)
- Young Female Athletes
- Runners
- Overuse Injury
- Idiopathic Patellar & Retinacular Pain
- Chronic Anterior Knee Pain
- Increased with Squatting or Running
- Increased with Prolonged Sitting or Climbing Stairs
- Patellofemoral Compression Test
- Apprehension Sign
- NSAIDs
- Conservative Therapy
- Bracing
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
- Separation of Femoral Epiphysis from Femoral Neck
- Through Growth Plate (Physeal Plate)
- Obesity
- Male Adolescents
- African American
- Growth and Sex Hormone Imbalances
- Thigh or Knee Pain
- Inability to Bear Weight
- Decreased Internal Rotation of Hip
- Obligate External Rotation of Hip with Flexion
- Frog Leg Lateral X-ray
- Surgical Pinning
- Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head
Nursemaid's Elbow (Radial Head Subluxation)
- Radial Head Subluxation
- Inferiorly Under Annular Ligament
- Axial Traction on Forearm
- Pulled or Lifted by the Hand or Forearm
- Children Aged (1-4 Years Old)
- Extended & Pronated Forearm
- Refusal to Bend Elbow
- Manual Reduction
- Hyperpronation of Forearm
- Gentle Supination of Elbow at 90 Degrees Flexion
- No Immobilization
Plantar Fasciitis
- Inflammation of Plantar Fascia
- Heel Pain
- Worse in Morning and with Dorsiflexion
- Lifestyle Changes
- NSAIDs
- Glucocorticoids
- Surgery as Last Resort
De Quervain Tenosynovitis
- Inflammation of the Sheath
- Extensor Pollicis Brevis
- Abductor Pollicis Longus
- Styloid Process of the Radius
- Progressive Stenosis
- Radial Styloid Process Pain
- Movement and Object Grasping Increase Pain
- New Mothers
- Golfers and Tennis Players
- "Thumb" Texters
- Finkelstein Maneuver
- Conservative
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Military Recruits, Runners, and Cyclists
- Overuse Injury
- Lateral Knee Pain
- Positive Noble Compression Test
- NSAIDs, Physical Therapy, Surgery