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| Congenital hip dislocation or dysplasia |
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| Shallow acetabulum causes the femoral head to slide upward |
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| Legg-Calve Perthes disease or coxa plana |
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| Femoral head undergoes necrosis- usually seen in children from ages 5 to 10. |
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| Slipped capital femoral epiphysis |
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| Happens during growth spurt years- proximal epiphysis slips from its normal position on the femoral head |
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| neck-shaft angle greater than 125 degrees - makes limb longer do to angle- hip in adduction poposition during weight bearning |
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| Deformity in which the neck-shaft is less than the normal 125 degrees- makes limb shorter, dropping the pelvis on the side during weight bearing |
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| increase in the angel of torsion |
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| decrease in angle of torsion- hip joint inot a more laterally rotated position, causing the person to walk more"toed out" |
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| overuse injury causing lateral knee pain. -runners and bicyclists |
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| "pulled hamstring" most common muscle problem in body |
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| "knock knees" lower extremities in which the distal segments are positioned more laterally than normal |
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| "bowlegs"distal segments are positioned more medially than normal- ankles touch but knees are far apart |
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| "back knees"tibiofemoral joint in which range of motion goes beyond 0 degrees |
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| "jumpers knee" tenderness at the patellar tendon- from overuse stress or sudden impact |
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| common overuse in adolescents- where the tendon of the quadriceps muscle attach |
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| "housemaids knee" constant pressure between the skin and the patella |
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| single blow to the knee and involves tears to the anterior curciate ligament, the medial collateral ligament and medial meniscus |
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| exercise-induced pain along the medial edge of tibia- inflammation of the periosteum causes the pain |
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| Medial tibial stress syndrome |
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| anterior leg pain not associated with a stress fracture |
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| Hindfoot is fixed in plantar flexion "horse's foot" |
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| foot fixed in dorsiflexion |
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| flat foot loss of medial longitudinal arch |
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| great toe develops a valgus deformity (distal end pointed laterally) |
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| PIP is flexed and the DIP is extended |
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| Extended PIP and flexed DIP joint |
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| flexed PIP joint and flexed DIP joint |
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| Pain around the metatarsal heads |
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| Most common injury-lateral ligament |
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| Often happens when a person trips Lateral malleolus is most commonly involved |
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| most common overuse injury, pain in heel- medial longitudinal arch- acts as a shock absorber |
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| abnormal pressure on the plantar digital nerves - web space between the third and fourth metatarsals |
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