Pediatrics News

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was named the top hospital for pediatric orthopedics in the 2023 to 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center was ranked No. 1 on the U.S. News & World Report’s list of best children’s hospitals for the first time.

In this video, Jeanne M. Franzone, MD, discussed results that showed supplemental plate and screw constructs can be effective in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta undergoing intramedullary rodding.

In this video, Jason James Howard, MD, discussed results that showed an association between deformed femoral head shape in children with cerebral palsy and the development of osteoarthritis.

Although an initial set of growing rods maintained spinal growth, controlled spinal curvature and promoted proper lung development in children with early onset scoliosis, results showed a second set did not continue the lengthening rate.

In this video, M. Wade Shrader, MD, discussed the impact of preoperative psychosocial assessment on length of stay in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy undergoing hip reconstruction or spinal fusion.

In this video, Suken A. Shah, MD, discussed results that showed caregivers and surgeons primarily seek spine surgery for children with cerebral palsy scoliosis to improve pain and sitting ability, as well as to prevent complications.

In this video, M. Wade Shrader, MD, discussed results that showed children with cerebral palsy have abnormal foot pressure compared with that of children without cerebral palsy.

NEW ORLEANS — Adolescents who underwent primary hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement had significant improvements in patient-reported outcomes and high patient satisfaction, according to results presented here.

NEW ORLEANS — Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction should be the primary treatment for first-time patellar instability in skeletally immature patients, despite historical use of the adductor sling technique, a presenter said.