The school nurse is presenting a class to a group of students about common overuse disorders. Which of the following would the school nurse include?
A) Dislocated radial head
B) Transient synovitis of the hip
C) Osgood-Schlatter disease
D) Scoliosis
C
Response:
Overuse syndromes refer to a group of disorders that result from repeated force applied to normal tissue. An example is Osgood-Schlatter disease. Dislocated radial head, transient synovitis of the hip, and scoliosis are not considered overuse syndromes.
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