Management of Lower Extremity Injuries in the Skeletally Immature Patient
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Course Description:
Last year, emergency rooms across the country reported 11.7 million pediatric injuries. Orthopedic lower extremity injuries accounted for approximately 15% of those injuries. Do you treat a large number of pediatric lower extremity injuries or are you just a parent (or a loving aunt/uncle/grandparent/friend) who would like to know more? Trevor Winnegge, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, CSCS, will educate you about lower extremity injuries ranging from Legg-Calve Perthes Disease to Tibial Spine Avulsion Fracture to Severs Disease. In this course, Dr. Winnegge will cover:
- A review of pediatric bone anatomy
- Identify the Salter-Harris fracture classification system
- Differentiate between multiple pediatric-specific LE injuries
- Recognize the medical/surgical management of these injuries
- Identify a rehabilitation protocol for each injury
(Dr. Winnegge also presents a course on the Upper Extremity – Management of Selected Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in the Skeletally Immature Patient)
Methods of Instruction:
Online audio/video course
Course Instructor:
Trevor Winnegge PT, DPT, MS, OCS, CSCS
Target Audience:
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistants and Athletic Trainers.
Educational Level:
Intermediate
Prerequisites:
None
Course Goals and Objectives:
At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Recognize pediatric bone anatomy and the Salter-Harris Fracture Classification
- Differentiate between Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis and Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease and their subsequent risk factors, imaging, surgical interventions, management, rehabilitation, and complications.
- Recognize Septic Arthritis in pediatrics, the anatomy of the fracture, and treatment
- Identify the subjective history of Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI), the symptoms, examination, and treatments
- Differentiate between Tibial Spine Avulsion Fractures and ACL Tears-clinical presentation, imaging, treatment, and management
- Recognize the types of surgical intervention for a pediatric ACL tear, auto vs allograft, reinjury rate and rehabilitation considerations
- Identify the presentation of a Trampoline Fracture and the subsequent complications
- Differentiate between Osgood-Schlatter Disease and Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Disease, clinical presentation, imaging, treatment, and management
- Identify Toddler’s Fracture, Triplane Transitional Ankle Fractures, Sever’s Disease, Kohler disease and Freiberg’s Disease, clinical presentation, imaging, treatment and management
- Recognize Osteosarcoma through a case study: signs/symptoms, prognosis, 2nd opinion, treatment, surgery, and rehabilitation
Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:
A score of 70% or greater on the post-test