International Interdisciplinary Consensus Meeting on the Evaluation of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip.

In September 2018, an international meeting of doctors of various disciplines, with expertise in the detection and treatment of DDH, was held in Csolyospalos, Hungary. The aim was to achieve consensus on the detection and early treatment of the condition and to develop a standardized system of teaching and training for hip ultrasound. There was strong agreement that US screening is essential.

Prognostic factors for premature growth plate arrest as a complication of the surgical treatment of fractures of the medial malleolus in children.

McFarland fractures of the medial malleolus in children, also classified as Salter-Harris Type III and IV fractures, are associated with a high incidence of premature growth plate arrest. In order to identify prognostic factors for the development of complications we reviewed 20 children with a McFarland fracture that was treated surgically, at a mean follow-up of 8.9 years (3.

Median nerve entrapment and ulnar nerve palsy following elbow dislocation in a child.

This report presents a rare case of a child who presented with neglected intra-articular entrapment of the median nerve, ulnar nerve palsy, and intra-articular incarceration of the medial epicondyle following closed reduction of an elbow dislocation. In the present case, as in most other cases, the diagnosis and treatment were delayed. Careful initial and postreduction neurological examination, as well as careful interpretation of the plain radiographs, is necessary for early detection of any nerve complications and associated fractures of an elbow dislocation.

Late compartment syndrome of the hand due to wasp sting in a child.

We report a 6-year-old girl, with no history of previous anaphylactic reaction, who sustained a wasp sting to the volar aspect of her left hand. The child did not present any symptoms at the beginning. She was first examined at the emergency department with developed compartment syndrome, after more than 24 hours later and she was urgently taken to the operating theatre.

Initial diagnostic approach of the irritable hip in childhood: is ultrasound really useful?

The acutely painful hip is a common complaint in childhood and has numerous significant causes. This prospective study explored the use of ultrasound as an adjunct to medical history and clinical examination in children with an irritable hip attending a department of orthopaedic emergencies over the course of 8 months. One hundred thirty four children met the inclusion criteria.