Bilateral acetabular fractures in an adolescent after low-energy trauma.

Background: Pediatric pelvic fractures are rare, accounting for approximately 2.4% to 5.5% of annual admissions at large level I trauma centers.

Comparison of short and long arm plaster casts for displaced fractures in the distal third of the forearm in children.

Background: Various methods of cast immobilization have been recommended for the treatment of distal forearm fractures in children. The purpose of this study was to determine if short arm casts are as effective as long arm casts in the treatment of displaced fractures of the distal third of the forearm in these patients.

Methods: In a prospective randomized trial, consecutive patients, four years of age or older, who presented to The Women's and Children's Hospital of Buffalo with a displaced fracture of the distal third of the forearm were randomized to treatment with a short or long arm plaster cast.

Morbidity resulting from the treatment of tibial nonunion with the Ilizarov frame.

Objective: To determine the sources and magnitude of residual morbidity after successful treatment of tibial nonunion using the Ilizarov device and techniques.

Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Setting: A level 1 trauma centre.