Nemours Children's Health

In this video, Jason James Howard, MD, discussed results that showed an association between deformed femoral head shape in children with cerebral palsy and the development of osteoarthritis.

Although an initial set of growing rods maintained spinal growth, controlled spinal curvature and promoted proper lung development in children with early onset scoliosis, results showed a second set did not continue the lengthening rate.

In this video, M. Wade Shrader, MD, discussed the impact of preoperative psychosocial assessment on length of stay in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy undergoing hip reconstruction or spinal fusion.

In this video, Suken A. Shah, MD, discussed results that showed caregivers and surgeons primarily seek spine surgery for children with cerebral palsy scoliosis to improve pain and sitting ability, as well as to prevent complications.

In this video, M. Wade Shrader, MD, discussed results that showed children with cerebral palsy have abnormal foot pressure compared with that of children without cerebral palsy.

Results showed a postoperative pain management protocol with liposomal bupivacaine decreased opioids and length of stay and improved ambulation in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who underwent posterior spinal fusion.

Primary hypertension in children is a predictor of hypertension and other CVD in adulthood, yet the condition is often unrecognized and undertreated.

While numerous individual level interventions have been recommended to address burnout among physicians, research has shown that system-level changes also need to be made to reduce burnout.

LAS VEGAS — A presentation here provided updated consensus-based best practice guidelines for defining high risk and preventing, diagnosing and treating surgical site infections in high-risk pediatric spine surgery cases.

Among Medicaid-insured youths from Delaware, higher childhood neighborhood area deprivation index score was associated with hypertension diagnosis, researchers reported.