Pediatrics News

Results from this study demonstrated superior outcomes with the addition of Schroth physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises to the standard of care vs. the standard of care alone for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

EFORT Open Reviews is the new open access journal from EFORT and The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery. All articles are free to read online with no subscription required.

Investigators found faster times to union and full weight-bearing and a low complication rate for pediatric patients with diaphyseal femur fractures treated with submuscular plating compared with patients treated with either flexible or rigid intramedullary nails.

A healthy 7-year-old, right-hand dominant girl who sustained a right elbow injury 1 year prior presented to our office. She was seen immediately following the injury at an outside hospital emergency department where she was diagnosed with an ulnar shaft fracture and placed into a splint (Figure 1). She followed up with an outside institution’s orthopedic surgeon who treated her injury with close monitoring in a cast.

EFORT Open Reviews is the new open access journal from EFORT and The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery. All articles are free to read online with no subscription required.

Are you a trauma surgeon looking for an expert update on possible treatments for femoral intracapsular fractures or perhaps a pediatric physician who seeks an in-depth discussion of effective approaches to limb deformities in children? If so, two Interactive Expert Exchange (IEE) sessions at the upcoming EFORT Congress in Vienna will cover these topics.

Judging by the positive comments received when the EFORT Comprehensive Review Course was offered in the past, it is widely considered to be a basic step in orthopaedic training. There is typically early interest in the course and it is well-attended, which are additional reasons why the Comprehensive Review Course has become a constant component of the EFORT Annual Congresses.

The cervical spine grows vertically across the craniovertebral junction and subaxial segments as children age into their later teenage years, according to study results.

A 4-year-old healthy boy sustained a traumatic dislocation of his left hip from falling off his bed the previous evening. He initially presented to an outside hospital with his left leg flexed and internally rotated. He had full motor and sensory functions and denied any numbness, but had pain overlying his left buttock. Soft compartments and intact pedal pulses were noted on presentation.

Recently published results showed 18.8% of patients experienced recurrent chronic exertional compartment syndrome, which more commonly occurred in pediatric patients who underwent anterior and lateral release only.