The pediatric nurse explains to the student nurse that alterations in musculoskeletal functioning may be related to a congenital defect or an acquired defect. Which disorder is an example of a congenital defect?

A.
Juvenile arthritis
B.
Muscular dystrophy
C.
Osgood-Schlatter disease
D.
Osteomyelitis


ANS: B
Alterations in musculoskeletal functioning may be related to a congenital defect such as muscular dystrophy, clubfoot, or osteogenesis imperfecta. Other musculoskeletal alterations may be related to an acquired defect such as Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, slipped femoral capital epiphysis, Osgood-Schlatter disease, scoliosis, sprains, strains, fractures, osteomyelitis, juvenile arthritis, or tetanus.

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