Surgical Treatment of Thumb-in-Palm Deformity: A Case Report.

Case: A 13-year-old adolescent boy with spastic triplegia was referred to our institution with a thumb-in-palm deformity. An intramuscular slide of the flexor pollicis longus and augmentation of the weak abductor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis longus, and extensor pollicis brevis by tendon transfer were performed. Two years later, the result of the surgery was evaluated as excellent.

Wrisberg variant of the lateral discoid meniscus in children: review of the literature and presentation of case series.

Introduction: The Wrisberg variant of the discoid lateral meniscus is a very rare disorder and is characterized by the hypermobility and instability of the meniscus caused by the absence of its posterior tibial attachment, with only its meniscofemoral junction (Wrisberg's ligament) maintained, and inserted in the posterior horn of the meniscus. As a result, the posterior horn of the lateral meniscus is mobile; often subluxing into the joint.

Materials And Methods: A total of eight skeletally immature patients with symptomatic Wrisberg variant of the discoid lateral meniscus were included in this study.

Surgical Treatment of Irreducible Dislocation of the Patellae in an 8-Year-Old Girl with Down Syndrome: A Case Report.

The purpose of this treatment was to correct this disorder and prevent disabling conditions in childhood and adulthood.

Split Transfer of Tibialis Posterior Tendon After Failed Tibialis Anterior Transfer for Recurrent Bilateral Clubfeet: A Case Report.

Case: We describe the split transfer of tibialis posterior tendon to the tendon stump of tibialis anterior and distal end of peroneus brevis after a failed transfer of tibialis anterior to the lateral aspect of the foot for recurrent bilateral clubfeet at the age of 5 years. The purpose of this surgical technique was to restore the dynamic balance of foot inversion-eversion, during the gait cycle, by augmenting the muscular strength of peroneus brevis and tibialis anterior. The results of the 4-year follow-up were very encouraging.

Evaluation of recurrent dislocation of the patella in children with MRI: Goldthwait technique combined with lateral release, and VMO advancement-a retrospective study of 85 knees.

Purpose: There are certain risk factors responsible for patella instability that should be identified before choosing the most appropriate treatment.

Methods: We evaluated 83 skeletally immature patients who, after two or more patellar dislocation episodes, underwent surgical treatment to address the condition of patellar instability. Each patient was evaluated for patellar instability risk factors using the Balcarek patellar instability severity score.