Shear fractures of the capitellum in children: a case report and narrative review.

The shear fractures of the capitellum are rare fractures in the pediatric population. Their diagnosis is challenging because of the high cartilaginous component of the growing elbow, requiring a high level of clinical suspicion especially in the case of small osteochondral or chondral fragments. The literature on capitellar shear fractures is mainly represented by case reports, which provides a patchy view of the topic.

The Importance of Having a Single, Dedicated Medical Team to Treat Congenital Talipes Equinovarus Using the Ponseti Method: A Retrospective Analysis of Treatment Outcomes After 3 Years of Follow-up.

Background: Congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) is a relatively common pediatric orthopaedic disorder and a frequent cause of disability in adult populations. The Ponseti method has emerged as the generally preferred for treating children with CTEV. Strict adherence to this technique's basic principles is critical to achieving favorable outcomes.

Transphyseal Hematogenous Osteomyelitis: An Epidemiological, Bacteriological, and Radiological Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

Transphyseal hematogenous osteomyelitis (THO) is a serious condition that can affect the growing physis, yet it is insufficiently recognized in children. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and epidemiology of pediatric THO, and to discuss the underlying pathophysiology. All consecutive cases of acute and subacute osteomyelitis admitted to our institution over 17 years were retrospectively studied.

A 10.5-year follow-up of walking with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe gait evolution in patients with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) using modified Gait Profile Score (mGPS without hip rotation), Gait Variable Score (GVS), walking speed, and the observed effects of single-level surgery (SLS) after 10 years.

Methods: Fifty-two patients with USCP (Gross Motor Function Classification System I) and data from two Clinical Gait Analyses (CGAs) were included. The evolution of patients' mGPS, GVS, and walking speed were calculated.

Running capacity in children with bilateral cerebral palsy: What are the biomechanical and neuromotor differences between runners and walkers?

Background: Running is a high-level locomotor activity requiring more from joints, muscles and a more complex interaction of the neuromuscular system than walking. High-level locomotor activity has the potential to shed light on motor function deficits that lower-level activity does not reveal. Therefore, the study aimed to compare biomechanical and neuromotor function between a group of children with bilateral cerebral palsy who are able and unable to run.

What can we learn from the relationship between gait deviations and clinical impairments when comparing two databases?

Background: Several previous studies have tried to determine the relationship between gait and clinical impairments in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). The heterogeneity of the population and the methodology used could explain the discrepancy within the results. Recently, Papageorgiou et al.

Assessment of gait quality and efficiency after undergoing a single-event multilevel surgery in children with cerebral palsy presenting an intoeing gait pattern.

Purpose: The biomechanical impact of undergoing a single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS) for children with cerebral palsy (CP) presenting an intoeing gait pattern has been widely documented. However, past studies mostly focused on gait quality rather than efficiency. Thus, there is a need to determine the impact of undergoing a SEMLS on gait quality and efficiency in children with CP presenting an intoeing gait pattern.

Are Clinical Impairments Related to Kinematic Gait Variability in Children and Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy?

Intrinsic gait variability (GV), i.e., fluctuations in the regularity of gait patterns between repetitive cycles, is inherent to the sensorimotor system and influenced by factors such as age and pathology.

[New tools for movement assessment in children with motor disabilities].

Until recently, movement analysis of children with motor disabilities has mainly relied on in-lab measurements using optoelectronic systems. The development of new tools is mainly inspired from mainstream devices, such as video cameras associated with artificial intelligence or inertial sensors. These tools have extended the assessment of movement in these children beyond traditional movement analysis laboratories, to take an interest in their movements in everyday life.

Complications of intrathecal baclofen pump treatment in children with spastic cerebral palsy. A comparative analysis of patients weighing over or under 20 kg at the time of implantation.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of complications in pediatric spastic cerebral palsy (CP) patients weighing less than 20 kg at the time of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) pump implantation and to compare it with spastic CP patients heavier than 20 kg. Twenty-seven patients with spastic CP (14 males) treated with ITB implantation at our institution between January 2002 and January 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Eight of the 27 patients had a bodyweight below 20 kg (group A) and 19 had weight above 20 kg (group B).

MRI changes in calf muscles of two children with cerebral palsy following Botulinum Toxin Type A injections: a preliminary report.

Intramuscular injections of Botulinum Toxin Type A (BoNT-A) in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) have been introduced in clinical practice with the aim of reducing muscle tone, preventing muscle contractures and, ultimately, improving function. The aim of this study was to evaluate prospectively the MRI changes in the calf muscles, gastrocnemius (GN) and soleus (S) of two children with unilateral spastic CP (US-CP), prior and more than 1-year following BoNT-A injections. Two male patients with US-CP were injected at the level of the GN and S muscles.

Walking Speed of Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: Laboratory Versus Daily Life.

The purpose of this pilot study was to compare walking speed, an important component of gait, in the laboratory and daily life, in young individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) and with typical development (TD), and to quantify to what extent gait observed in clinical settings compares to gait in real life. Fifteen children, adolescents and young adults with CP (6 GMFCS I, 2 GMFCS II, and 7 GMFCS III) and 14 with TD were included. They wore 4 synchronized inertial sensors on their shanks and thighs while walking at their spontaneous self-selected speed in the laboratory, and then during 2 week-days and 1 weekend day in their daily environment.

Follow-up of walking quality after end of growth in 28 children with bilateral cerebral palsy.

Purpose: Assessment of surgical treatments on gait in patients with bilateral cerebral palsy (CP) is often performed in short-term studies. The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS) on long-term evolution of gait using gait deviation index (GDI) and walking speed.

Methods: In all, 28 patients with bilateral CP (Gross Motor Function Classification System I to III) with two clinical gait analyses (CGA) were included (mean age: 9.

Self-perceived gait quality in young adults with cerebral palsy.

Aim: To explore how patients with cerebral palsy (CP) perceive their gait and evaluate associations between subjective gait perception and: objective gait parameters, endurance, pain, and fatigue.

Method: Sixty-two patients (21 females and 41 males; mean [SD] age 20y [5y 1mo], range 15-29y) performed a clinical gait analysis. Self-selected walking speed, Gait Profile Score, and Gait Variable Score were calculated.

Comparison of gait characteristics between clinical and daily life settings in children with cerebral palsy.

Gait assessments in standardized settings, as part of the clinical follow-up of children with cerebral palsy (CP), may not represent gait in daily life. This study aimed at comparing gait characteristics in laboratory and real life settings on the basis of multiple parameters in children with CP and with typical development (TD). Fifteen children with CP and 14 with TD wore 5 inertial sensors (chest, thighs and shanks) during in-laboratory gait assessments and during 3 days of daily life.

Moraxella lacunata Subacute Osteomyelitis in a Child.

Moraxella lacunata is a rare coccobacillus associated with eye and upper respiratory tract infections. It may also have an affinity for bone and joint tissue. We report on 1 case of subacute osteomyelitis of the patella due to M.

What is the Best Configuration of Wearable Sensors to Measure Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Children with Cerebral Palsy?

Wearable inertial devices have recently been used to evaluate spatiotemporal parameters of gait in daily life situations. Given the heterogeneity of gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy (CP), the sensor placement and analysis algorithm may influence the validity of the results. This study aimed at comparing the spatiotemporal measurement performances of three wearable configurations defined by different sensor positioning on the lower limbs: (1) shanks and thighs, (2) shanks, and (3) feet.

Results and complications of percutaneous pelvic osteotomy and intertrochanteric varus shortening osteotomy in 54 consecutively operated GMFCS level IV and V cerebral palsy patients.

Purpose: This retrospective study evaluated mid-to-long-term outcome of a minimally invasive percutaneous pelvic osteotomy (PPO) approach combined with varus derotational shortening osteotomy (VDRSO) and soft tissue release in children with severe CP.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed of all patients presenting with a diagnosis of CP with hip subluxation or dislocation treated surgically by simultaneous soft tissue release, VDRSO, and PPO between 2002 and 2015. Eligible patients included those with a diagnosis of spastic quadriplegia or CP GMFCS level IV or V with unilateral or bilateral hip subluxation or dislocation and surgical treatment of the deformity by simultaneous soft tissue release, VDRSO and PPO.

Plantar flexor muscle weakness and fatigue in spastic cerebral palsy patients.

Background: Patients with cerebral palsy develop an important muscle weakness which might affect the aetiology and extent of exercise-induced neuromuscular fatigue.

Aim: This study evaluated the aetiology and extent of plantar flexor neuromuscular fatigue in patients with cerebral palsy.

Methods: Ten patients with cerebral palsy and 10 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals (∼20 years old, 6 females) performed four 30-s maximal isometric plantar flexions interspaced by a resting period of 2-3s to elicit a resting twitch.

Effects of contracture on gait kinematics: A systematic review.

Background: Contractures of a major joint in the lower limbs may impair human walking in addition to other daily living activities. A contracture is defined as the inability of a joint to perform the full range of motion and excessive resistance during passive mobilization of the joint. Few studies have reported methods describing how to evaluate contractures.

[Clinical gait analysis: user guide].

Clinical gait analysis has become an indispensable medical examination for the management of patients with complex gait disorders. As its name suggests, the purpose of this examination is to assess patients whilst they are walking in a laboratory setting. Measurements include: 3 dimensional joint motion, forces applied to joints, and electromyographic muscle activity.

Transient synovitis of the hip: which investigations are truly useful?

Questions Under Study/principles: To assess the usefulness of several laboratory and radiological investigations for the limping child with suspected transient synovitis of the hip.

Methods: The medical records of children admitted at our children's hospital for nontraumatic hip pain between 1999 and 2007 were retrospectively reviewed. During the study period, all children without a definite diagnosis after routine investigations in the emergency department were admitted and a specific work-up including antinuclear antibodies titre, rheumatoid factor, antistreptolysin O titre, Lyme disease serology and hip ultrasonography were obtained.

Are clinical parameters sufficient to model gait patterns in patients with cerebral palsy using a multilinear approach?

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether clinical parameters are sufficient using, a multilinear regression model, to reproduce the sagittal plane joint angles (hip, knee, and ankle) in cerebral palsy gait. A total of 154 patients were included. The two legs were considered (308 observations).

Trunk movements during gait in cerebral palsy.

Background: Lower limb deficits have been widely studied during gait in cerebral palsy, deficits in upper body have received little attention. The purpose of this research was to describe the characteristics of trunk movement of cerebral palsy children in terms of type of deficits (diplegia/hemiplegia) and gross motor function classification system (1, 2 or 3).

Methods: Data from 92 cerebral palsy children, which corresponds to 141 clinical gait analysis, were retrospectively selected.

Primary epiphyseal or apophyseal subacute osteomyelitis in the pediatric population: a report of fourteen cases and a systematic review of the literature.

Background: Primary epiphyseal or apophyseal subacute osteomyelitis (PEASAO) is a rare condition that typically has mild symptoms and lack of a systemic reaction, according to opinions, case reports, and case series. We reviewed fourteen consecutive cases of PEASAO treated at our institution over a thirteen-year period to characterize this disorder.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all children and adolescents who had been surgically managed for PEASAO at our institution from January 2000 to December 2012.