Pediatric Injuries

Results showed combined medial patellofemoral ligament and medial quadriceps tendon femoral ligament reconstruction may yield improved outcomes for skeletally immature patients with first-time dislocations vs. nonoperative treatment.

A decades-old AAP program that was created to help pediatricians prevent unintentional injuries in their patients was shown to be effective in the first ever randomized trial testing its use, according to findings published in Pediatrics.