Exam 45: Alterations of Musculoskeletal Function in Children

Which muscular dystrophy syndrome develops from an X-linked recessive mode of inheritance?

Osteosarcoma usually metastasizes to the:

What diagnosis is given when the infant's hip maintains contact with the acetabulum but is not well seated within the hip joint?

Which serum laboratory test is elevated in all forms of osteogenesis imperfecta?

Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?

What is the cause of osteochondrosis?

Match the type of muscular dystrophy with its description.Types may be used more than once. -Shares the X-linked inheritance pattern but produces milder symptoms.

Match the type of muscular dystrophy with its description.Types may be used more than once. -Is an autosomal dominant condition with a slow rate of progression and frequently mental retardation.

An insufficient dietary intake of which vitamin can lead to rickets in children?

Which skeletal deformity is normal at birth but generally disappears by 2_1/2 years of age?

The anatomic makeup of which bone structures make them susceptible locations for osteomyelitis in children? (Select all that apply.)

What pulmonary complication in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy contributes to their death?

Which organism is the primary cause of osteomyelitis in a newborn?

Molecular analysis has demonstrated that osteosarcoma is associated with which gene?