Percutaneous trigger thumb release in children.

The objective of this study was to determine whether percutaneous release of the A1 pulley is an adequate treatment of trigger thumb in children. Twenty-three children under the age of 6 years with 27 trigger thumbs fixed in flexion were evaluated prospectively. All were treated with a percutaneous release of the A1 pulley in an ambulatory setting and followed for at least 1 year.

Valgus deformity after fibular resection in children.

The authors present a retrospective study of 23 patients in their growing period who underwent resection of more than 2 cm of the fibula. Long-term effects in the ankle and tibia were analyzed. The patients were radiologically studied using the contralateral side as control.