Pediatric Musculoskeletal Coccidioidomycosis in Central California: A Single Center Experience.

Background: Published literature on musculoskeletal coccidioidomycosis is sparse and limited to case reports and case series. This is one of the largest case series to describe the clinical presentation, diagnosis, medical and surgical management and outcomes of pediatric musculoskeletal coccidioidomycosis at a tertiary care hospital.

Method: A retrospective case review was performed on patients ≤ 21 years old who were followed at a tertiary care center with a diagnosis of musculoskeletal coccidioidomycosis from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2020.

Unilateral hip reconstruction in children with cerebral palsy: predictors for failure.

Background: Unilateral hip reconstruction in patients with cerebral palsy can be complicated by contralateral subluxation and ipsilateral failure. We sought to identify predictors for failure after unilateral reconstruction in patients with GMFCS IV-V CP with unilateral hip involvement.

Methods: We performed an IRB-approved retrospective study on GMFCS IV-V CP patients with unilateral hip reconstruction at a minimum 2-year follow-up.

Predictors for secondary procedures in walking DDH.

Background: Persistent or recurrent hip dysplasia and/or loss of reduction can complicate the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in walking children. In this study, we identify predictors for secondary procedures after open reduction of the hip in walking children with DDH.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study of walking children with idiopathic DDH treated with open reduction of the hip and followed up for >5 years.

Correlation of magnetic resonance imaging and histologic examination of physeal bars in a rabbit model.

Background: The formation of a physeal bony bridge, or bar, is frequently observed in pediatric patients after trauma and is visualized using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). No study to date has validated the indirect MRI bar area measurements with direct measurements.

Purpose: To create a physeal bar using a radiofrequency (RF) ablation technique in a rabbit model and to validate an indirect measurement of the bar area from MRIs with direct histologic measurements.

Does Osgood-Schlatter disease exist in the dog?

Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is a condition affecting human adolescents in which there is partial separation of bone fragments from the tibial tuberosity at the site of insertion of the patellar ligament to the tibial tuberosity. Tensile trauma seems to be the most likely aetiology. Clinical signs in people consist of swelling and pain at the proximal part of the tibial tuberosity and around the distal end of patellar ligament.