Pediatrics News

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According to study results, medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using an epiphyseal femoral socket with fluoroscopic guidance was an effective treatment for children with patellar instability that avoided physeal injury and subsequent growth disturbance.

During the drop-vertical jump assessment in adolescent female athletes, sport specialization correlated with increased variability of hip-and knee-joint couplings needed for effective landing, according to results of this study.

EFORT Open Reviews is the new open access journal from EFORT and Bone & Joint Publishing. All articles are free to read online with no subscription required.

NEW ORLEANS — Lawnmower injuries disproportionately affect children in rural areas compared with those living in urban areas in the United States, according to research presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition. Researchers also identified higher rates for complications among children sustaining lawnmower injuries in rural areas.

In a small cohort of youth baseball players, sport specialization correlated with throwing-related arm injuries, according to recently published results.

NEW ORLEANS — Research presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition highlighted a significant increase in the number of trampoline-related fractures sustained by children between 2008 and 2017.

The National Athletic Trainers’ Association released recommendation s to decrease the risk of injury due to youth sports specialization.

A 15-year-old boy with no significant past medical history arrives to clinic for evaluation of left knee pain and swelling after sustaining a non-contact injury 2 days earlier while playing baseball. The patient states he was running from third base to home and felt a sudden sharp pain and a pop in his left knee when his foot struck the plate. He reports that his knee became significantly swollen the night of the injury. He has been able to bear weight for the last 2 days. When asked to localize his pain, he points to the anteromedial and anterolateral aspects of the left knee. The pain has subsided in the last day; however, he still has some discomfort and rates his pain as a two out of 10. The patient describes having a subjective feeling of instability. He denies a history of other injuries or surgeries to the left knee. Review of systems was negative aside from that stated above.

By including five Interactive Expert Exchange sessions in the 2020 Congress program, the EFORT Science Committee has built, together with several world-recognized experts, a specific agenda for confirmed specialists and/or senior consultants in various orthopaedic and trauma specialties. Indeed, this particular format of congress sessions allows attendees to sustain or reject a commonly used procedure by extensively discussing all treatments available for a specific medical condition.