Really Asymptomatic? Health-Related Quality of Life and Objective Clinical Foot Characteristics among 5-10-Year-Old Children with a Flexible FlatFoot.

Unlabelled: The potential effects of asymptomatic flexible flatfoot (FF) on children's health-related quality of life (QoL) and objective clinical foot characteristics have been poorly investigated in the literature. Therefore, this study aimed to analyse these indicators, comparing the children with asymptomatic FF and a control group.

Methods: In total, 351 children were enrolled in this cross-sectional study-160 children with asymptomatic FF and 191 controls (children with normal feet).

Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Prolong the Time Till Diagnosis and Worsen Outcomes for Children with Acute Appendicitis?

: Our aim was to see if the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase of time until diagnosis, operation, and time spent in Emergency room (ER), and if it resulted in more cases of complicated appendicitis and complication rates in children. : We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients admitted to the Pediatric Surgery Department with acute appendicitis during a 4-month period of the first COVID-19 pandemic and compared it to the previous year data-the same 4-month period in 2019. : During the pandemic, the time spent in the ER until arriving at the department increased significantly 2.

First-Time Acute Lateral Patellar Dislocation in Children and Adolescents: What About Unaffected Knee Patellofemoral Joint Anatomic Abnormalities?

Acute lateral patellar dislocation (LPD) is the most common acute knee disorder in children and adolescents, and may lead to functional disability. The purpose of this study was to identify key differences and correlations of the patellofemoral joint (PFJ) morphology between intact and contralateral injured knees in a first-time traumatic LPD population aged under 18 years. The data were gathered prospectively from a cohort of 58 patients (35 girls and 23 boys).

Comparison of multiple flatfoot indicators in 5-8-year-old children.

Background: The foot posture is age dependent. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the 6-item version of the foot posture index (FPI) and other clinical, foot anthropometric, radiological measurements for the foot position in 5-8-year-old children.

Methods: A total of 301 participants with a mean age of 6.

Comparison of the Ponseti method versus early tibialis anterior tendon transfer for idiopathic clubfoot: A prospective randomized study.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare functional and radiological outcomes in clubfoot patients treated by early Tibialis anterior tendon transfer and Ponseti method.

Materials And Methods: A prospective, randomized study was conducted. A total of 39 children with a mean age of 17.

Relationships between Malocclusion, Body Posture, and Nasopharyngeal Pathology in Pre-Orthodontic Children.

Background: Malocclusion, body posture, and breathing pattern may be correlated, but this issue is still controversial. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between the type of malocclusion, body posture, and nasopharyngeal obstruction in children aged 7-14 years.

Material And Methods: The study group comprised 94 patients aged 7-14 years (mean±SD: 11.

An interdisciplinary study of orthodontic, orthopedic, and otorhinolaryngological findings in 12-14-year-old preorthodontic children.

Background And Objective: Malocclusion, the body posture, and the breathing pattern may correlate, but this issue is still controversial. The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between the type of malocclusion, the body posture, and the nasopharyngeal obstruction in 12-14-year-old children.

Material And Methods: The study group consisted of 76 orthodontic patients (35 boys, 41 girls) aged 12-14 years (mean age, 12.

Comparison of osteochondral autologous transplantation, microfracture, or debridement techniques in articular cartilage lesions associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury: a prospective study with a 3-year follow-up.

Purpose: To compare the concomitant treatment of articular cartilage damage in the medial femoral condyle with osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT), microfracture, or debridement procedures at the time of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Methods: Between 2006 and 2009, 102 patients with a mean age of 34.1 years and with an ACL rupture and articular cartilage damage in the medial femoral condyle of the knee were randomized to undergo OAT, microfractures, or debridement at the time of ACL reconstruction.

Ten-year follow-up of a prospective, randomized clinical study of mosaic osteochondral autologous transplantation versus microfracture for the treatment of osteochondral defects in the knee joint of athletes.

Background: Various techniques have proven to be effective for treating articular cartilage defect (ACD) and osteochondral defect (OCD) of the knee joint, but knowledge regarding which method is best still remains uncertain.

Purpose: To evaluate and compare the outcomes of mosaic-type osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT) and microfracture (MF) procedures for the treatment of articular cartilage defects of the knee joint in young active athletes. This article represents an update of the clinical results at 10 years.

Concomitant autologous chondrocyte implantation with osteochondral grafting for treatment of a massive osteochondral defect in the bilateral knees of a child.

We report the case of a 15-year-old patient who underwent concomitant autologous chondrocyte implantation and osteochondral grafting for the treatment of a massive osteochondritis dissecans defect in the left knee and autologous chondrocyte implantation in the right knee joint. Magnetic resonance imaging showed large osteochondral defects in both the knee joints measuring 8-9 cm(2). Both defects were located in the weight-bearing areas of the medial femoral condyles.

A prospective, randomized clinical study of osteochondral autologous transplantation versus microfracture for the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans in the knee joint in children.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the outcomes of the arthroscopic mosaic-type osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT) and microfracture (MF) procedures for the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) defects of the femoral condyles of the knee joint in children under the age of 18 years.

Type Of Study: Prospective, randomized clinical study.

Methods: Between 2001 and 2005, a total of 50 children with a mean age of 14.

[Treatment of early and late obstetric brachial plexus palsy].

The aim of this study was to review and to analyze treatment patterns of early and late obstetric brachial plexus palsy. Eighty-one children with early and late obstetric brachial plexus palsy were treated in the Department of Pediatric Orthopedics and in the Postintensive Care Unit within the period 1988-2002. Children were classified into 2 groups according to age: Ist group (67 newborns) was treated conservatively, and IInd group (14 children with late obstetric brachial plexus palsy with deformity) underwent operative treatment.

[Treatment of supracondylar humerus fractures in children, according to Gartland classification].

Supracondylar fractures are the most common fractures in the area of elbow in children. The purpose of this study was to review and analyze the treatment patterns of supracondylar humerus fractures in childhood. There were 93 children with supracondylar humerus fractures treated in the Department of Pediatric Orthopedics within the period from March 2000 till November 2002.