Chiari Osteotomy in the Children: Mid-term Follow-Up Results.

Introduction The Chiari osteotomy enlarges the acetabulum to increase coverage of the femoral head. It is performed as a salvage procedure on a noncongruent, yet in-place, hip. This study aims to assess the clinical and radiographic outcomes of Chiari pelvic osteotomy for treating hip dysplasia in children.

First report of Kingella kingae diagnosed in pediatric bone and joint infections in Morocco.

Background: The progress of diagnostic strategies and molecular methods improved the detection of Kingella kingae in bone and joint infections, and now, Kingella kingae is being increasingly recognized as the most frequent cause of bone and joint infection BJI in early childhood. The main objective of this prospective study is to report the frequency of Kingella Kingae in negative culture bone and joint pediatric infections, and to describe the clinical and biologic features of these children.

Methods: From December 2016 to June 2019, we selected all hospitalized patients with suspected BJI.

Tuberculosis of the calcaneus in children.

Osteoarticular tuberculosis represents 1.7-2% of all tuberculosis (TB). The localization in the foot is rare and accounts for less than 10% of osteoarticular TB.

Giant cystic lymphangioma of the mesentery: varied clinical presentation of 3 cases.

Giant cystic lymphangioma is an uncommon mesenteric tumor which is usually reported in children. In this paper, we describe 3 cases, that was admitted in our department, two with abdominal distension, pain, and an abdominopelvic mass; the other present an acute abdomen. Preoperative studies including abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography failed to determine the cause of the pain for the female patients.