Pediatrics News

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The AAP issued interim guidance to advise pediatricians and parents about the risks and benefits of children returning to athletics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Baron S. Lonner, MD, in the department of orthopedic surgery at Mount Sinai Health System, discussed the muscle-sparing vertebral body tethering technique.

A 15-week baseball training program that utilized lighter baseballs resulted in increased pitching velocity and no injuries, according to a sports medicine specialist at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute.

Patients with developmental hip dysplasia who underwent either closed reduction or open reduction and Salter innominate pelvic osteotomy achieved a long-term survival time free of total hip arthroplasty, researchers of this study found.

While regional and demographic differences remain, there has been a “significant overall decline” in opioid prescription rates for children and adolescents with minor fractures and dislocations, according to published results.

Hip arthroscopy is a safe and effective procedure for improving functional impairments in pediatric and adolescent patients, according to a published study.

From 2013 to 2019, the Urgent Care Association reported an increase in the number of urgent care clinics across the United States, providing more patients with access to treatment of non-life- or limb-threatening conditions and injuries.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, OrthoIndy Urgent Care clinics have implemented a few changes to keep employees and patients safe. All patients will continue to go through a screening process upon entry. We will still plan on servicing the injured patient population with proper precautions. Frequently, we will see patients with non-urgent problems. These patients will still be seen, but we may need to delay additional testing or intervention, depending on the patient’s condition.

No differences in sedation-related complications were found between fasted and non-fasted pediatric surgery patients, according to results presented at the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting.