Pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee in skeletally immature patients.

Introduction: Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a benign idiopathic proliferative disorder that results in villous or nodular formation in the joints, tendons sheaths, and bursae. As PVNS is a rare pathology in children, diagnosis is often delayed. In this study, we analyze the therapeutic methods used and results obtained in the treatment of this pathology.

Congenital elevation of the scapula: surgical treatment with Mears technique.

Background: Several procedures have been described for the treatment of congenital elevation of the scapula. The method proposed by Mears in 2001 seems to provide highly favorable functional and cosmetic results. To date, there are no studies in literature that supported the initial results obtained by this author.