Limb Length Discrepancy
What are the causes of Limb length Discrepancy? What are the complications of LLD? What is the scoliosis direction for LLD? GENERAL MX OF LLD
Why should we strive to equalize limb length? How do you manage this patient with LLD? Options of Surgical equalisation? Lengthening principles and options? Complications of lengthening? What is the principle behind epiphysiodesis? Principles of shortening? Hemihypertrophy
Pathophysiology of hemihypertrophy? How will you approach this patient with hemihypertrophy? Hemihypotrophy vs hemihypertrophy? What investigations will you do? Any other organs? What are the causes of hemihypertrophy? Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Diagnosis based on clinical findings - macroglossia, defects of anterior chest wall, mental retardation
- A/w embryonal tumors e.g. Wilm’s tumor, hepatoblastoma
Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS)
- A form of rare VASCULAR disorder
What is the triad associated with KTS? What examination finding in KTS? Orthopaedic Management of KTS? Proteus syndrome
- Named after greek God who could change shape
- Presence of hemangiomas and lymphangiomas
- Rare disorder characterised by overgrowth due to disorder in AKT1 gene
