Common Limb Deformities in Children (S3 Ep. 29)
"What's wrong with your legs?' 'Nothin' at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy.'" This episode takes a line from Forrest Gump and RUNS with it. It's important for providers to know normal MSK development from an intrauterine fetus to the running child so that you can give parents reassurance for normal, expected defects while referring true deformities. References: Espandar, R., Mortazavi, S.M.J., & Baghdadi, T. (2010). Angular deformities of the lower limb in children. Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 1(1), p. 46-53. doi: 10.5812/asjsm.34871 Gupta, P., Gupta, V., Patil, B., & Verma, V. (2020). Angular deformities of lower limb in children: Correction for whom, when and how? Journal of Clinical Orthopedics and Trauma, 11(2020), p. 196-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2020.01.008 Scherl, S.A. (2004). Common lower extremity problems in children. Pediatrics in Review, 25(2), p. 52-62. doi: 10.1542/pir.25-2-52