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Podiatric PediatricsExam I Questions with
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Denning Muriithi [Date] [Course title]
, podiatric pediatrics exam I
1.define podopediatrics. Answer: medical management/treatment of a
child's foot
2.what are the two most common podiatric deformities we see in children?
Answer: -
flatfoot deformity
characterized by a low arch & rolling out of heels (valgus)
in-toe gait
feet point toward each other
3.taking medical history
should you talk to the child or patient first?
how should you speak to the child?
children at what age can be trusted to provide their own hx? Answer: should
you talk to the child or patient first?
talk to patient first & let child warm up to you
how should you speak to the
child? slow questions & simple
language
children at what age can be trusted to provide their
own hx? age 3-4
4.a normal newborn's hips will be [...], [...] & [...]. their knees & ankles will
be [...]. the lower leg will be turned [...]. there will be [...] of the tibia, rearfoot
& forefoot. over time, there will be a decrease in what? Answer: hips
Answer: flexed, abducted & outwardly rotated
knees & ankles: flexed
lower leg turned
inwardly
varus (inversion) of tibia, rearfoot & forefoot
over time (typically by age 6), there will be a decrease in limb flexion,
inward rotation of hips & decrease varus
5.compared to an adult foot, the foot of a newborn has [greater/lesser]
ROM, a [higher/lower] arch & has [more/less] subcutaneous fat. Answer:
greater ROM
lower arch
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more subcutaneous fat
6.in a newborn foot, the ROM of the STJ is [...]°. they have [...]° of varus
position in a neutral STJ. as for the forefoot, it is in [...]° of varus. how
much dorsiflexion & plantarflexion is available at the ankle joint? Answer:
STJ Answer: 45° ; 10° of varus
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forefoot Answer: 12-15° of varus ankle Answer: 75° DF ; e60° PF
7.most common congenital foot
deformity? what is it often associated
with?
when do we treat this deformity? Answer: metatarsus adductus
what is it often associated
with? internal tibial torsion
typically wait to tx after 3 months because it often self-corrects
8.what is metatarsus adductus?
how is the foot shaped? how are the borders of the foot
described? this is a deformity in which body plane?
best maintenance of this deformity? Answer: congenital foot deformity in
which the MTs are adducted excessively toward the midline ty (aka
transverse deformi )
how is the foot shaped? how are the borders of the foot
described? "C shaped foot"
concave medial, convex lateral
this is a deformity in which body plane?
transverse plane ; adduction at the lisfranc
joint
maintenance
serial casting (for 4-9 mo.)
9.normal metatarsus adductus angle? Answer:
birth Answer: 20-35° 1-3 y.o Answer: 20°
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