Orthopedics

• Regular use of bone scans for spondylolysis care not recommended in children

• Orthopedics Today, April 2012
• Nicholas A. Bec
  SAN FRANCISCO — Imaging methods that are as effective as bone scans should be used in the diagnosis and management of lumbosacral...More »

• Risk of blood loss in childhood spine surgery varies with cause of deformity

• April 9, 2012
• The relative risk of blood loss during corrective spine surgery in children appears linked to the underlying condition causing the spinal deformity,...More »

• Case Report

• Intraosseous Median Nerve Entrapment Following Pediatric Posterior Elbow Dislocation

• Orthopedics, April 2012, Volume 35 Issue 4
• Intra-articular entrapment of the median nerve following reduction of a pediatric posterior elbow dislocation is a rare complication but has been reported...More »

• Fetal and infant bone growth predicts future bone strength and size, study shows

• March 27, 2012
• Hip bone size, shape, strength and mineralization can be predicted by bone growth characteristics in the first years of life, a finding that may prove...More »

• Study examines stair-related injuries among children in the United States

• March 15, 2012
• Researchers with the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio found more than...More »

• Delayed ACL surgery in children may lead to more severe meniscus tears

• March 13, 2012
• For patients 14 years old or younger, a delay in ACL reconstruction surgery may raise their risk of further chondral injury, with surgical delays greater...More »

• New hypophosphatasia treatment increases bone strength in children

• March 13, 2012
• Investigators at the Washington University School of Medicine reported that 1 year after treatment with a newly-developed compound, young patients with...More »

• Cover Story Perspective

• Subjective measures present opportunities for improved care, but prove difficult to interpret

• Orthopedics Today, March 2012
• While patient-reported outcome measures are a valuable tool that can give orthopedists important information, the results of these measures can be called...More »

• The Cutting Edge

• Epidemiology of Meniscal Injury Associated With ACL Tears in Young Athletes

• Orthopedics, March 2012, Volume 35 Issue 3
• The epidemiologic characteristics of concomitant meniscal tears that occur at the time of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury have been variably...More »

• Case Report

• Clavicle Nonunion in a 10-year-old Boy

• Orthopedics, March 2012, Volume 35 Issue 3
• Posttraumatic clavicle nonunion is rare, particularly in children. Four cases of clavicle fracture nonunion in patients aged 10 years and younger have...More »

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