Percutaneous pinning of displaced supracondylar humeral fractures (SCHFs) in children has been the treatment of choice for decades. The debate regarding all-lateral pinning versus cross-pinning
Category: Pediatrics
JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques (EST), in collaboration with CORTICES and with the support of POSNA, is pleased to present the “JBJS EST Pediatric Trauma Collection,” an online resource of video-based articles demonstrating the surgical treatment
The removal of metal fixation devices (hardware removal) is one of the 10 most frequently performed surgical procedures in orthopaedics. To the surgeon with limited experience, these procedures can appear to be straightforward and
As we continue to evaluate methods of treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), growth modulation has become a hot topic. Such techniques aim at curve correction without the need for fusion, and can involve either tethering on the convex side of the curve or distraction on the concave
Delayed ACL reconstruction in patients ≤16 years old with varus-aligned knees might be associated with an increased incidence of secondary medial meniscal tears. Read the