Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treating pediatric femoral fractures with titanium elastic nailing produced better outcomes, including earlier ...

Purpose: Document the incidence of skin relatedcomplications in children treated with a spica castfor femur fractures and determine associated castchange charges. Background: Closed reduction and ...

A spica cast is often used for hip dysplasia and for fractures that require the thigh bone and pelvis to be kept still. Children who have spica casts need special care to prevent possible ...

BALTIMORE — A prospective, randomized controlled trial has found that single-legged spica casts for pediatric femur fractures perform as well as double-legged casts and might offer benefits for both ...

The Ortolani maneuver can help show hips that are dislocated when the infant is in a resting position. In this test, the trained examiner attempts to reduce an already dislocated hip. The infant’s ...

A surgeon has become the first in the UK to use a removable brace to halve hip surgery recovery time for children with cerebral palsy and spina bifida. Traditionally, patients are placed in plaster ...