Pediatrics News

Compared with Lyme disease, septic arthritis was identified in pediatric patients younger than 2 years who have pain with short arc motion, C-reactive protein levels of greater than 4 mg/L and a patient-reported history of fever, according to results.

The Danish Orthopaedic Society was established in 1945, at a time when treatments performed by surgeons in World War II led to orthopaedic surgery becoming a separate surgical specialty worldwide.

Boston Children’s Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the top-ranked hospital in the country for pediatric orthopedics for the 2016 to 2017 year.

BOULDER, Colo. — At the International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress, Jason T. Rhodes, MD, MS, spoke about adolescent knee injuries and treatment options available.

About 6,000 experts gathered in Geneva at the 17th EFORT Annual Congress to discuss the contributions orthopedics can make in an aging society, such as early childhood education programs that promote better body awareness and enthusiasm for exercise, according to a press release from EFORT.

The patient is a 15-year-old right-hand dominant high school sophomore who plays catcher for his varsity baseball team. He presented to our clinic with a history of right posterior elbow soreness associated with overhead throwing. Three months prior to presentation, he reported hearing a “pop” in the right elbow while throwing from the outfield. He felt subsequent pain in the posterior aspect of his elbow and had increased pain with the next throw.

ORLANDO, Fla. — At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Mandeep Virk, MD, spoke about both surgical and non-surgical techniques to treat young athletes with elbow arthritis. Non-surgical management includes rest, activity modification, anti-inflammatory medications, therapy and intraarticular injections. If this fails, either elbow arthroscopy or debridement is needed.

The upcoming 17th EFORT Congress, to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1 to 3 June 2016, will again host the Interactive Expert Exchange sessions as part of its educational scientific program.

The Finnish Orthopaedic Association, a society partner with EFORT that was founded in 1951, works to enhance developments and research in musculoskeletal medicine.

Through successful Ilizarov treatment, children with atrophic-type congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia can obtain satisfactory foot and ankle function at maturity, according to results.