Publications by authors named "F Falciglia"

Article Synopsis
  • Heel pain in children can be caused by various conditions, including fractures, diseases, and rare tumors, with this text focusing on a rare case of calcaneal exostosis.
  • The case involves a 16-year-old girl with multiple cartilaginous exostoses who had painful masses in her heel, leading to a diagnosis and subsequent surgical excision of the exostosis.
  • Post-surgery, the patient recovered well, being discharged in good condition, completely pain-free within 25 days, indicating effective treatment for her heel pain.
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Fractures of the lateral condyle of the humerus are one of the most common fractures in children, accounting for between 10% and 20% of fractures involving the elbow, with a peak incidence at 6 years of age. Treatment is often surgical for displaced fractures > 2 mm, according to Milch and Jakob classification. There is no consensus in the literature about the appropriate surgical management of these fractures.

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Supracondylar fractures of the humerus are frequent paediatric injuries. The aims of this study were to evaluate the applicability and reproducibility of the Gartland and Wilkins classification, the Baumann angle (BA) and the Anterior Humeral Line (AHL). This retrospective monocentric observational study was conducted on 217 patients.

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Background: An algorithm for managing open fractures in children is still being debated; the present study suggests an evidence-based way to manage these patients in the emergency department.

Methods: The literature on "Open fractures in children" was carefully analyzed using keywords. The primary sources were The Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Researchgate.

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Background: In the literature, there are several papers on Scheuermann's kyphosis. It is a structural deformity of the spine that is characterized by anterior wedging of 5° or more of 3 adjacent thoracic vertebral bodies with kyphosis measuring greater than 45° between T5 and T12. Bracing treatment is able to obtain, during skeletal growth, remodeling of the deformed vertebrae.

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