Pediatrics News

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been named the top hospital for pediatric orthopedics, according to a U.S. News & World Report press release.

Published results showed high school athletes required 1 month of recovery after concussion before returning to sport, with longer recovery time among female athletes, players with a history of concussion and those with a delayed diagnosis.

Results showed adolescent athletes did not experience retear at a minimum 2-year follow-up after quadriceps autograft ACL reconstruction and iliotibial band tenodesis with a modified Lemaire technique.

A standard opioid dosing protocol reduced the average number of prescribed doses at discharge among pediatric orthopedic surgery patients, according to recently presented results.

While overall pediatric fracture volume has decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of injuries occurring at home, as well as on bicycles and trampolines, has increased more than 25%, according to published results.

Results showed use of quick response codes for nonsurgical care of pediatric casts after fracture may enhance patient and parent knowledge and prevent unnecessary calls to the treating physician.

Low implant density constructs for posterior spinal fusion of pediatric patients with Lenke 1A curves between 45° and 65° showed equivalent percent coronal Cobb angle correction to high density implants, according to published results.

Marijuana use resulted in increased time to union in surgically treated pediatric patients with fractures, according to an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in pediatrics.

The medial patellofemoral ligament originates an average of 7 mm distal to the medial distal femoral physis, according to a systematic review performed by researchers at the department of orthopedic surgery at Stanford University.

Use of radiographic fracture displacement to guide surgical and clinical decision-making may yield excellent functional outcomes and comparable complication rates among pediatric patients with lateral condyle fractures, according to results.