Screw Thread Configuration Has No Effect on Outcomes of In Situ Fixation for Stable Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis.

Background: No consensus exists regarding the optimal surgical management of slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). Treatment goals include avoiding slip progression and sequelae such as avascular necrosis (AVN). Factors associated with surgical implants merit further research.

Traumatic Anterior L4 Fracture Dislocation With Iliac Artery Compression in a 6-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report.

Case: A six-year-old Caucasian boy sustained an L4 anterior fracture dislocation with cauda equina transection at L3/L4 level with L4 vertebral body compression of the left common iliac artery after a single motor vehicle accident. He was treated with emergent open reduction and pedicle screw fixation with return of left common iliac patency. This was followed by multiple bowel resections on postadmission day 3.

Radiation exposure in the treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures.

Purpose: To determine the factors that influence radiation exposure during repair of supracondylar humerus fractures.

Methods: Medical records of almost 200 children with supracondylar fractures were retrospectively analyzed for variables correlated with fluoroscopy time and radiation dose as measures of radiation exposure.

Results: There was no statistically significant difference in fluoroscopy time (27 vs.

The limping child.

Limping is a symptom of varied diagnoses in children and adolescents and can present a difficult diagnostic challenge for primary care clinicians. A careful and systematic evaluation can shorten the long list of potential diagnoses to direct appropriate diagnostic tests to determine the cause of the problem. Trauma and infections are the most common causes of limping.

Complications of tibial eminence and diaphyseal fractures in children: prevention and treatment.

Fractures of the tibial eminence and the diaphyseal tibia are common pediatric orthopaedic injuries. Although most tibial fractures can be treated nonsurgically, those that require surgical intervention may encounter specific complications. Surgical treatment of fractures of the tibial eminence may be complicated by failed fixation, knee joint stiffness, and arthrofibrosis of the knee, a complication rarely seen in children but occurring most frequently after tibial eminence injuries.

Complications of tibial eminence and diaphyseal fractures in children: prevention and treatment.

Fractures of the tibial eminence and of the diaphyseal tibia are common pediatric orthopaedic injuries. Although most tibial fractures can be treated nonsurgically, those that require surgical intervention may encounter specific complications. Surgical treatment of fractures of the tibial eminence may be complicated by failed fixation, knee joint stiffness, and arthrofibrosis of the knee, a complication rarely seen in children but occurring most frequently after tibial eminence injuries.

Animal reuse: balancing scientific integrity and animal welfare.

Research scientists and IACUC members are faced with the difficult task of balancing the necessity of using animals for experimental research and their mandate to protect the welfare of those animals used in that research. One way to reduce the number of research animals would be to reuse them, but the regulations do not specifically address this topic. To learn more about the reuse of research animals, the authors conducted an online survey of animal facilities involved in preclinical studies.