Publications by authors named "Stephanie Wilkins"
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the experiences of adolescents with chronic pain who may show signs of medical child abuse (MCA), highlighting how the level of disability can exceed medical findings.
- - Researchers analyzed medical records of 37 adolescents aged 13-18 from an academic children's hospital, categorizing themes into three levels of concern for MCA: 'Green zone' (common issues), 'Yellow zone' (more concerning factors), and 'Red zone' (directly linked to MCA).
- - The findings identified commonalities in medical narratives and emphasized the need for careful assessment by healthcare providers to determine the potential risk of MCA in adolescents with chronic pain.
Background: Both medical child abuse (MCA) and central sensitization (CS) may present in adolescents with chronic pain, disability, high healthcare utilization, and unremarkable medical evaluations.
Objective: This study aimed to identify themes in the clinical narratives of adolescents with chronic pain that may help differentiate MCA from CS.
Participants And Setting: Participants were 28 adolescents (ages 13-18 years) with chronic pain referred to either the Child Abuse Pediatrics team or the Pediatric Pain Medicine team at a tertiary children's hospital between 2011 and 2019, and diagnosed with MCA or CS, respectively.
Background: Rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an increasingly prevalent sporting injury in adolescents. Surgical reconstruction of the ACL in adolescents has been controversial and there has been little reported on functional outcomes after surgery.The aim of this study was to undertake a retrospective notes review and questionnaire survey of a group of adolescents who had their ACL surgically reconstructed over the previous 10 years, assessing delay to surgery, levels of meniscal damage, reoperation rates, and functional outcomes.
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