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.

The Moroccan Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)-Child Scale: Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation.

Objective The objective of this study was to perform a cross-cultural validation and adaptation of the Moroccan Dialectal Arabic version of the Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)-Child scale. Methodology Two groups of participants were recruited: a group of children affected by knee problems and another group serving as a control, free of any knee pathology. Participants were asked to complete the KOOS-Child scale twice with a minimum interval of 15 days.

Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Pediatric International Knee Documentation Committee Score (Pedi-IKDC) Questionnaire for Children With Knee Disorders.

Background The Pedi International Knee Documentation Committee (Pedi-IKDC) is a questionnaire for the evaluation of knee function in children and adolescents with knee disorders. It has been translated and validated into many languages. The aim of this study was to translate this questionnaire into Moroccan Arabic and evaluate its psychometric properties in a pediatric population.