Pediatric Disorders

SAN DIEGO — Results showed posterior dynamic distraction device better index correction, less blood loss and shorter length of stay compared with vertebral body tethering for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

SAN DIEGO — Results presented here showed repeat closed reduction for both bone forearm fractures in patients older than 8 years resulted in a higher rate of pronosupination deficit and decreased functional outcomes.

Results published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine showed surgical delays of more than 4 months may increase the risk of meniscal and chondral injuries in adolescent patients undergoing ACL reconstruction for ACL rupture.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive from ASN Kidney Week, Darcy K. Weidemann, MD, MHS, FAAP, a pediatric nephrologist at Children’s Mercy in Kansas City, Missouri, discusses her top concerns in the specialty: access and workforce.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia was named the top hospital for pediatric orthopedics in the 2024 to 2025 rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

Results showed more posterior column osteotomies performed at the time of conversion from growing rods spinal fusion may lead to more curve correction without increasing complications in patients with early onset scoliosis.

According to published results, thick-shell sulcus-deepening trochleoplasty may yield clinical improvements and high satisfaction for skeletally immature patients with patellar instability and open distal femoral physes.

Results showed a single-stage treatment involving femoral shortening, peroneal nerve decompression and posterior knee release may improve knee mechanics and ambulatory ability for pediatric patients with arthrogrypotic knee deformities.

Tofacitinib’s benefits in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis extend through at least 48 months, with no new safety findings, according to data published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Results showed 3.9% of pediatric and adolescent patients who underwent ACL reconstruction developed arthrofibrosis; however, skeletally immature patients had significantly lower rates of arthrofibrosis vs. skeletally mature patients.