Ultrasound Assessment of Ankle Syndesmotic Injuries in a Pediatric Population.

Objective: To determine sensitivity and specificity for anterior-inferior tibiofibular ligament (AiTFL) integrity and tibiofibular clear-space (TFCS) cut-off points for dynamic evaluation using ultrasound (US) in a pediatric population.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary care university-affiliated pediatric hospital patients between the ages of 12 and 18 sustaining acute ankle trauma with syndesmotic injury.

Are outdoor playgrounds the real culprit for elbow fractures in children? A lesson learned from COVID-19 sanitary measures.

Background: The association between elbow fractures and outdoor playgrounds has always been anecdotal. We sought to determine the impact of closing outdoor playgrounds and other play areas during the COVID-19 lockdown on elbow fractures in a pediatric population.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all elbow fractures from a single pediatric referral hospital between 2016 and 2020 for the months of April and May.

Test-retest reliability of posture measurements in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.

Background Context: Posture changes are a major consequence of idiopathic scoliosis (IS). Posture changes can lead to psychosocial and physical impairments in adolescents with IS. Therefore, it is important to assess posture, but the test-retest reliability of posture measurements still remains unknown in this population.