The Moroccan Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)-Child Scale: Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation.

Objective The objective of this study was to perform a cross-cultural validation and adaptation of the Moroccan Dialectal Arabic version of the Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)-Child scale. Methodology Two groups of participants were recruited: a group of children affected by knee problems and another group serving as a control, free of any knee pathology. Participants were asked to complete the KOOS-Child scale twice with a minimum interval of 15 days.

Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Pediatric International Knee Documentation Committee Score (Pedi-IKDC) Questionnaire for Children With Knee Disorders.

Background The Pedi International Knee Documentation Committee (Pedi-IKDC) is a questionnaire for the evaluation of knee function in children and adolescents with knee disorders. It has been translated and validated into many languages. The aim of this study was to translate this questionnaire into Moroccan Arabic and evaluate its psychometric properties in a pediatric population.

[Elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) in the treatment of both-bone forearm fractures in the child: about 87 cases].

This study aims to describe the complications of elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) in the treatment of both-bone forearm diaphyseal fractures in the child. Between January 2009 and December 2013, 87 children with both-bone forearm diaphyseal fractures were treated by elastic stable intramedullary nailing with Métaizeau nails. 76 boys and 11 girls, with an average age of 12 years, were enrolled in the study.

Shah-Waardenburg syndrome.

Shah-Waardenburg syndrome (SWS) is a neurocristopathy and is characterized by Hirschsprung's disease (HD), deafness, and depigmentation of hairs, skin, and iris. Is a very rare congenital disorder with variable clinical expression. This report describes a 4-day-old male newborn with Waardenburg's syndrome associated with aganglionosis of the colon and terminal ileum, and review the relevant literature for draws attention to the causal relationship between these two entities.

Primary subcutaneous hydatid cyst in the left distal thigh.

Human cystic echinococcosis, a zoonotic infection caused by Echinococcus granulosus, remains a largely extended public health problem in endemic regions. Hydatid cyst disease can occur in all viscera and soft tissues, although the liver and the lungs are the most commonly involved organs. Primary hydatid disease of the soft tissue is extremely rare, even in endemic areas, and accounts for 0.

Article patellar aneurysmal bone cyst in children: a case report.

An aneurysmal bone cyst is rare in the patella. We report the case of a 9 year-old boy who presented with chronic pain and no previous trauma history. Treatment included curettage of the cyst and filling with a iliac bone graft.

The renal hydatid cyst: report on 4 cases.

The hydatid cyst is a frequent pathology in Morocco. All localizations are possible. However, renal hydatid cyst is still rare; it constitutes about 2.

Giant-cell tumor of the fourth metacarpal bone in children: case report.

Giant-cell tumor is a rare benign tumor that generally arises in long bones of the lower extremity in adults. The involvement of the metacarpal bone in children is extremely rare. The authors report the case of an 8-year-old boy admitted for a painless swelling of the posterior surface of the fourth right metacarpal bone.

Lung hydatic cysts in children: comparison study between giant and non-giant cysts.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to review our experience in pediatric giant pulmonary hydatid cysts focusing on clinical symptoms, location of the cyst, type of the intervention, postoperative complications and long-term results.

Methods: Between June 2002 and May 2007, 118 children were operated on for hydatid lung cysts. Two groups were defined: Group 1, 32 children with giant hydatid cysts and Group 2, 86 children with non-giant cysts.