Questions An 18 month-old girl is brought to you clinic as her parents have noticed the left leg appears shorter than the right. She is their first child and has no past medical history. On clinical examination she has a 2 cm leg length discrepancy (LLD) with a lumbar scoliosis. What relevant clinical examination findings …
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FRCS T&O Viva Case of the week – 19th May 2016 Questions Describe the stages of Ponseti cast application How successful is Ponseti treatment? How would you classify the severity of this condition? If a child returns after 1 year and the deformity has recurred, what is the most likely cause? How would you treat …
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Questions: A 2-week old baby girl is referred to your clinic by the Paediatric team with concerns regarding an audible clunk on movement of the right hip. 1) How might you manage this? 2) What is the Graf index and how does it help with the management of this condition? 3) Can you describe the …
Paediatric Term 2016 Paeds Term Program 2016
Dear all, There is a unique course being held in Sheffield 19th – 21st May 2016, with some outstanding national and international faculty (with one exception). I am sure it will be invaluable for the exam and for life as a general orthopod doing kids trauma; it’ll be especially worthwhile for those who are not coming …
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The Norwich paeds ortho teaching afternoon as part of your paediatric term is on 28th April. This will be held in the Radiology Academy (just round the corner from the NNUH). We aiming for a very interactive session, focusing the radiology of common paeds conditions. The academy has a computer lab so we can have …
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