Pediatrics News

Published results showed pediatric patients whose families prefer a language other than English may experience longer delays between ACL injury and surgery compared with patients of English-speaking families.

Convolutional neural networks may be used to perform lower limb alignment and axes analysis with similar outcomes to orthopedic surgery fellows, according to results.

Published results showed use of bioabsorbable pins with tension band absorbable sutures achieved positive functional and radiological results with no major complications in pediatric patients with medial humeral epicondyle fractures.

Published results showed delaminated rotator cuff tears had significantly greater tendon retraction and a higher amount of fatty muscle infiltration of the supraspinatus and infraspinatus.

Use of a standardized functional brace may be a viable treatment alternative to spica casting in pediatric patients with diaphyseal femur fractures, according to results.

An estimated 27 million U.S. youths participate in team sports and approximately 60 million youths participate in some type of organized athletics.

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Despite vaccine availability and the reopening of clinical offices after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth remains a popular choice for orthopedic patients, according to published results.

Published results showed a significant decrease in opioid-prescribing rates among pediatric patients diagnosed with fractures and dislocations between 2004 and 2017.

For the 13th straight year, Hospital for Special Surgery has been named the top hospital in the United States for orthopedic care, according to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals 2022-2023” survey.