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Paediatric Orthopaedics - Complex Needs Flashcards

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What is a child with complex needs defined as?

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Complex needs = child with multiple and complex disabilities has at least two different types of severe or profound impairment

Complex exceptional needs include:

  • Learning and mental function
  • Communication
  • Motor skills
  • Self care
  • Hearing
  • Vision
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What does CP stand for?

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Cerebral palsy

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What is cerebral palsy?

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Cerebral palsy = permanent and non-progressive motor disorder due to brain damage before birth or during first 2 years of life

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What is the incidence of CP?

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  • 2/1000 births
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What is the aetiology of CP?

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  • Prenatal
    • Placental insufficiency
    • Toxaemia
    • Smoking
    • Alcohol
    • Drugs
  • Perinatal
    • Prematurity (most common)
    • Anoxic injuries
    • Infections
  • Postnatal
    • Infection (CMV, rubella)
    • Head trauma
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What infections can cause CP?

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CMV, rubella

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What are the different classifications of CP?

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  • Physiological
    • Spastic (pyramidal system, motor cortex)
      • Most common
    • Athetoid (extrapyramidal system, basal ganglia)
    • Ataxia (cerebellum and brainstem)
    • MIxeed (combination of spasticity and athetosis)
  • Anatomical
    • Monoplegia (one limb involved)
    • Hemiplegia (one side of body)
    • Diplopia (lower limbs)
    • Quadriplegia (total body involvement)
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What are the different physiological classifications of CP?

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  • Spastic (pyramidal system, motor cortex)
    • Most common
  • Athetoid (extrapyramidal system, basal ganglia)
  • Ataxia (cerebellum and brainstem)
  • Mixed (combination of spasticity and athetosis)
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What are the different anatomical classifications of CP?

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  • Monoplegia (one limb involved)
  • Hemiplegia (one side of body)
  • Diplopia (lower limbs)
  • Quadriplegia (total body involvement)
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What is affected in spastic CP?

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  • Spastic (pyramidal system, motor cortex)
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What is affected in athetoid CP?

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  • Athetoid (extrapyramidal system, basal ganglia)
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What is affected in ataxia CP?

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  • Ataxia (cerebellum and brainstem)
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What is mixed CP?

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  • Mixed (combination of spasticity and athetosis)
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What physiological classification of CP is most common?

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  • Spastic (pyramidal system, motor cortex)
    • Most common
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What is CP that affects one limb called?

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  • Monoplegia (one limb involved)
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What is CP that affects one side of the body called?

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  • Hemiplegia (one side of body)
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What is CP that affects the lower limbs called?

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  • Diplopia (lower limbs)
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What is CP that affects total body movement called?

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  • Quadriplegia (total body involvement)
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What is GMFCS?

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GMFCS (gross motor function classification system)

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What is used to clinically classify CP?

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GMFCS (gross motor function classification system) is used:

  • Level 1
    • Walks without limitations
  • Level 2
    • Walks with limitations
  • Level 3
    • Walks using hand held mobility device
  • Level 4
    • Self-mobility with limitations
  • Level 5
    • Transported in manual wheelchair
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What are the 5 levels of GMFCS for CP?

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  • Level 1
    • Walks without limitations
  • Level 2
    • Walks with limitations
  • Level 3
    • Walks using hand held mobility device
  • Level 4
    • Self-mobility with limitations
  • Level 5
    • Transported in manual wheelchair
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What are clinical features of CP?

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  • Spasticity
  • Lack of voluntary limb control
  • Weakness
  • Poor co-ordination
  • Impaired senses
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Describe the progression of CP?

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  • Dynamic contractor
    • Increased muscle tone and hyper-reflexes
    • No fixed deformity of joints
    • Deformity can be overcome
  • Progress to fixed muscle contractures
    • Persistent spasticity and contracture
    • Shortened muscle tendon units
    • Deformity cannot be overcome
  • Can progress to joint subluxation/dislocation
    • Secondary bone changes/joint degeneration
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What are the orthopaedic priorities for management of CP?

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  • Maintain sitting balance
  • Improve/maintain standing posture
  • Optimise gait if they can walk
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How can gait be analysed?
* Observation * Video * 3D instrumented analysis * EMG
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What is gait?
A persons manner of walking
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What are the different phases of gait?
* Stance phase * Swing phase
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Describe the gait cycle?
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What is a major complication of CP?
Major complication of CP is hip displacement and maybe dislocation: * Risk proportional to GMFCS category
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What intervention can be done for children with CP at risk of dislocation?
* Non-surgical * Posture management * Physiotherapy * Seating * Spasticity management * Generalised * Baclofen oral * Diazepam * Localised * Botulinum toxin * Baclofen intra-thecal pump * Deformity management * Soft tissue release * Bony realignment * Varus derotation osteotomy * Pelvic osteotomy * Surgery
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What medication can be used for spasticity management in CP?
* Generalised * Baclofen oral * Diazepam * Localised * Botulinum toxin * Baclofen intra-thecal pump
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What can be done for deformity management in CP?
* Soft tissue release * Bony realignment * Varus derotation osteotomy * Pelvic osteotomy
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What is the most common congenital deformity?
Congenital talipes equinovarus
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What is congenital talipes equinovarus also known as?
Club foot
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What is the aetiology of congenital talipes equinovarus?
* Genetic * Multifactorial * In most cases cannot specific why has occurred
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Describe the epidemiology of congenital talipes equinovarus in terms of incidence and sex?
* 2/1000 births * M:F 3:1
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How is congenital talipes equinovarus often diagnosed?
* Often prior to birth with prenatal US
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What are the 4 deformities that cause congenital talipes equinovarus?
* Cavus * Adductus (midfoot) * Varus (hind foot) * Equinus (hindfoot) * Remember CAVE
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What is the treatment of congenital talipes equinovarus?
* Done in series of casts, from 1 to 5 in weekly intervals * Equinus can be corrected by percutaneous tenotomy of Achilles tendon
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Describe the normal curvature of the spine?
Spine normal curvature in sagittal plane: * Cervical lordosis * Thoracic kyphosis * Lumbar lordosis * Sacral kyphosis
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What is scoliosis?
Scoliosis = any deviation in coronal plain
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When does scoliosis have clinical significance?
Scoliosis = any deviation in coronal plain Clinical significance is deviation \>10o
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What are the 2 kinds of scoliosis?
* **Non-structural** * Due to extrinsic cause such as leg length discrepancy or hip problem * Resolves when causal factor is addressed * **Structural** * Abnormal rotation of vertebrae and is an intrinsic spinal problem * Can progress * Risk of progression is proportional to curve magnitude (Cobb angle) and age at presentation * 3 major classes * Congenital (abnormalities of formation vertebrae) * Idiopathic * Classified by age of presentation * Infantile \<3 years * Juvenile 3-10 years * Adolescent \>10 years * Neuromuscular * Others include post-traumatic, degenerative, infection etc
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What is the aetiology of non-structural scoliosis?
* Due to extrinsic cause such as leg length discrepancy or hip problem
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What is the treatment of non-structural scoliosis?
* Resolves when causal factor is addressed
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What is the aetiology of structural scoliosis?
* Abnormal rotation of vertebrae and is an intrinsic spinal problem
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What is the risk of progression of structural scoliosis proportional to?
* Risk of progression is proportional to curve magnitude (Cobb angle) and age at presentation
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What are the 3 major classes of structural scoliosis?
* Congenital (abnormalities of formation vertebrae) * Idiopathic * Classified by age of presentation * Infantile \<3 years * Juvenile 3-10 years * Adolescent \>10 years * Neuromuscular * Others include post-traumatic, degenerative, infection etc
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What position is best to examine structural scoliosis?
* Structural scoliosis looks worse when bent forwards into flexion
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What investigations are done for scoliosis?
* AP erect whole spine x-ray with or without lateral * MRI * Cord abnormalities * Vertebral abnormalities * Tumours
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Describe the prognosis of scoliosis?
* Outcomes less favourable with severe curves * Early diagnosis matters * Neuromuscular causes are at high risk of progression
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What is the mangement of scoliosis?
* Non-surgical * Bracing * Halts or minimises progression of curve * Surgery * Complex and extensive * Complications * Nerve root damage * Cord traction injury * Vascular injury * Degenerative changes later * Problems of growth * Backache
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What are some possible complications of surgery for scoliosis?
* Nerve root damage * Cord traction injury * Vascular injury * Degenerative changes later * Problems of growth * Backache
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