Walking status and spinopelvic parameters in young children with achondroplasia: 10-year follow-up.

Purpose: Thoracolumbar kyphosis (TLK) is common in children with achondroplasia and resolves in 90% by 10 years of age. Our purpose was to describe the natural progression of TLK in a cohort of pre-walking children with achondroplasia.

Methods: A single-center, retrospective review identified 62 children (32 male, 30 female) with achondroplasia.

Of not passing: homelessness, addiction, mental health and care during COVID-19.

People experiencing homelessness in the UK were unconditionally offered housing (and support) from the beginning of the first lockdown in March 2020. For many, that meant '(re)entering' the support system and having a chance to 'move on' to longer-term housing. This beneficial effect of some of the policy reactions to the pandemic on people experiencing homelessness was unexpected.