Scoliosis/ Kymphosis/ Lodosis

Patients have stiff upper and lower joints, characterized by fixed internal rotation of the shoulders, extension of the elbows, flexion and ulnar deviation of the wrist, external rotation of the hips, and knee flexion contracture. Intelligence is relatively normal except when arthrogryposis is caused by a disorder or syndrome that also affects intelligence

Arthogryposis

Make the INCORRECT answer a)Achondroplasia is the most common cause of dwarfism b)All people who have only a single copy of the normal FGFR3 gene and a single copy of the FGFR3 gene mutation have achondroplasia. c)It occurs as a sporadic mutation in approximately 80% of cases. It is associated with advanced maternal age D)When both parents have achondroplasia, the chance for them, together, to have a child with normal stature is 25 percent.

C

Make the correct answers a)Arthrogryposis type I affects limbs and present major major central nervous system dysfunction b) Females are more affected than males C) It is also called multiple congenital contractures D) People with arthogryposis present normal range of motion in upper and lower extremities

C

Angle formed between the top of the uppermost tilted vertebra in a curve to the bottom of the lower most tilted vertebra

Cobb's angle

Scoliosis- Affects about 2-3% of the US Population and the primary age of onset is between 1-5 years old. True or False

False

Lateral curvature of the spine that is present in 2 to 4 percent of children age 10-16 years old

Idiophathic scoliosis

Exaggeration or angulation of the posterior curve of the thoracic spine also called humpback "C" shap

Kyphosis

Abnormal anterior convexity of the lumber spine

Lordosis

A child with Arthogyposis may have difficulty dressing upper body due to limitations in shoulder range as well as difficulty with buttoning, snapping, zipping or fastening a belt. And usually has difficulty performing basic activities, such as eating, combing hair, and toileting due to limitations in ROM and limited hand grasp. True or False

True

Achondroplasia is the most common form of short stature, associated with proximal shortening of the arms and legs, large head and typical facial features including frontal bossing and midface hypoplasia, genu varum ( both legs), and trident apperance of the hands. True or false

True

Arthogryposis multiplex congenita refers to a variety of conditions that involve congenital limitations of joint movement. True or false

True

Infants born with achondroplasia typically have weak muscle tone (hypotonia). True or false

True

The nueromuscular or structural type of of scoliosis occurs in disorders of the neuromuscular system such as CP, muscular dystrophy, Rett syndrome, spina bifida and spinal cord injury

True