Pediatrics News

Children are especially vulnerable to injuries from the use of ATVs, also known as quads, according to a study published in BMJ Open.

Results showed patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who were released to unrestricted activity at 4 to 8 weeks after posterior spinal fusion had high return to sport rates with a rapid return to baseline performance levels.

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association hosts youth sport specialization awareness week from Oct. 17-21. To celebrate, Healio Orthopedics highlights the impact of early sport specialization on young athletes’ mental and physical health.

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association has announced the creation of youth sport specialization awareness week, which takes place this year from Oct. 17-21, according to a press release.

The number of accidents involving electric scooters, as well as ensuing hospitalizations, significantly increased among children over the last decade, a recent study found. Harrison Hayward, MD, an emergency medicine fellow at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., said in a press release that the upward trend may be connected to a rise in rideshare e-scooter apps.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reports of anxiety and depression decreased student athletes who returned to sports, according to a presentation at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Findings presented here suggest that young athletes may be at greater risk for head injuries on synthetic turf vs. natural grass fields.

BOSTON — Allograft to repair traumatic peripheral nerve injuries in pediatric patients was associated with no surgical complications. Some patients had normal extremity use and return to full activities postoperatively, study data showed.

Published results showed pain catastrophizing may predict greater self-reported pain and lower scores on other self-reported outcomes 2 years after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

The delivery of health care is in turmoil. Uncertainty about how to provide the health care patients desire at an affordable price has led to efforts to disrupt the status quo.