Pediatrics News

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the NIH has awarded a $5 million grant dedicated to researching pediatric firearm injury and death to the University of Michigan, according to a press release issued by the university.

Mobius Imaging LLC announced it has received 510(k) clearance for its Airo Mobile CT Imaging System for pediatric applications, according to a company press release.

A clinical report issued by the AAP Sections on Surgery, Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and the AAP Committee on Bioethics have highlighted the important considerations to be made regarding do not attempt resuscitation, also known as DNR or DNAR, orders in children and adolescents undergoing anesthesia and surgery.

Medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction can be safely performed in the knee of skeletally immature patients, Lutul D. Farrow, MD, FAOA, noted in this Patellofemoral Update.

Results published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine showed a significant risk of multiple ACL injuries among younger patients, with a high rate of third ACL injuries identified.

The FDA on Tuesday approved burosumab, a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of a rare, inherited form of rickets, the agency announced in a press release.

Pediatric patients undergoing growth-friendly surgery for non-idiopathic scoliosis experienced a decrease in gram-negative rod susceptibility to cefazolin and an increase in susceptibility to aminoglycosides, based on results presented at a meeting.

Although most concussions in pediatric patients older than 6 years of age were sports related, investigators found about one-third of concussions were sustained through non-sport activities.

The FORTE Summer School this year takes place across 5 full days of lectures from 2 to 6 July in Milan with both a Comprehensive Review Course of knowledge for junior residents and an European Board of Orthopedics and Traumatology preparation course for residents approaching the exam. The format of the FORTE Summer School provides time for the exchange of clinical and training experiences and the opportunity to network with participants from more than 20 countries, as well as expert faculty from the European specialist societies during the formal and informal social programs.

Under the supervision of EFORT Fora Chair Prof. George Macheras from Athens, EFORT is organizing 10 European Fora each year. Launched in 2002, the project aims at organizing specific EFORT symposia during the annual congresses of our member national societies.