Scoliosis Management Shows Success Long-Term
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adulthood is an important outcome measure for patients diagnosed with juvenile or adolescent idiopathic …
Innovation + Persistence: A Crucial Combination
In the 1970s and 80s, the debate regarding management of clubfoot deformity centered around the location of incisions and how …
Childhood Toe-Walking: Usually a Transient Condition
Parenting is a lot like medicine. Parents seek to “fix” their children, and physicians seek to “fix” their patients. However, …
Topical Vancomycin in Spine Surgery: Pediatric Patients Benefit Too
When >10% of patients undergoing procedures to correct a spinal deformity develop one or more surgical-site infections, investigations into how …
Periacetabular Osteotomy Yields Good Midterm Outcomes for Patients with Down Syndrome and Hip Dysplasia
The treatment of hip dysplasia in patients with Down syndrome is challenging. Until the March 7, 2018 issue of JBJS…
What’s New in Pediatric Orthopaedics 2018
Every month, JBJS publishes a Specialty Update—a review of the most pertinent and impactful studies published in the orthopaedic literature …
Unexpected Long Lower Limb in Patients with Unilateral Hip Dislocation
Full-length standing AP radiographs best for predicting lower-limb-length discrepancy (LLD) in DDH patients. https://goo.gl/qc7DoY #JBJS #JBJSInfographics
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Webinar on March 29 – Spondylolysis in Adolescents: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes
Low back pain is not typically thought to be a pediatric issue; however, this condition occurs in 33% of adolescents …