Surgery
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Synovial Fistula After Tension Band Plating for Genu Valgum Correction
Tension band plating is a commonly performed procedure to address angular deformities about the knee in children. We present a case of a synovial...
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Health-Related Quality-of-Life Scores, Spine-Related Symptoms, and Reoperations in Young Adults 7 to 17 Years After Surgical Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
The goal of surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is to prevent disability associated with curve progression.
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VIDEO: Curative surgery possible for some kids with LGS epilepsy
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Corticosteroids didn’t help pediatric septic shock
Key clinical point: Adjunctive corticosteroid therapy didn’t offer benefits to pediatric patients with septic shock, regardless of initial...
News
Survey: Pediatric hospitalists are treating more acutely ill children
Key clinical point: Pediatric hospitalists are treating more acutely ill children than ever before. Major finding: Nearly half of pediatric...
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Neonatal Physeal Separation of Distal Humerus During Cesarean Section
Diagnosing physeal separation of the distal humerus in a newborn can be challenging. Skeletal immaturity and absence of secondary ossification...
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Teen First North American to Undergo Incisionless Surgery for Bone Tumor
Guidelines
NHLBI expert panel issues guideline on sickle cell disease
Major finding: The two most widely available disease-modifying therapies for SCD, hydroxyurea and long-term transfusions, are underused, in large...
News
Young adults using emergency departments less in post-ACA world
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Movement training may lower stress fracture risk
Key clinical point: Movement evaluation and training may prevent orthopedic injury.Major finding: People who land flat-footed or heel-to-toe in...
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Extreme Femoral Shortening: An Approach to the Chronically Dislocated Hip in the Nonambulatory Pediatric Population
There are many surgical techniques for treating the chronically dislocated, painful hip in patients with neuromuscular spasticity, but each has...