Outcome Tools in Pediatric Foot and Ankle Patients: Comparing Child and Parent Scores.

Introduction: The Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for Children (OxAFQ-C) is validated for assessing the impact of foot and ankle conditions in pediatric patients. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to assess child-parent concordance and identify patient factors that predict improved agreement.

Methods: Patients aged 8 to 16 years with foot and ankle conditions and their parents completed the OxAFQ-C during routine clinic visits over a 9-month period.

GABA alterations in pediatric sport concussion.

Objective: To evaluate whether frontal-lobe magnetic resonance spectroscopy measures of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) would be altered in a sample of adolescents scanned after sport concussion because mild traumatic brain injury is often associated with working memory problems.

Methods: Eleven adolescents (age 14-17 years) who had sustained a first-time sport concussion were studied with MRI/magnetic resonance spectroscopy within 23 to 44 days after injury (mean 30.4 ± 6.

A comparison of the functional health of children with Costello syndrome in 1999 and in 2015.

Costello Syndrome is a rare congenital condition characterized by failure-to-thrive, cardiac abnormalities, distinctive facial features, predisposition to malignant tumors, and developmental delay. In 1999, we analyzed the functional health in a cohort of 18 patients. Since then, a mutation in the HRAS gene has been found to be causative, medical management has been refined, and the level of awareness has increased.

Can a Made-for-Consumer Activity Monitor Assess Physical Activity in Adolescents and Young Adults After Lower Extremity Limb Salvage for Osseous Tumors?

Background: The purpose of this study was to test the validity of a consumer-oriented activity monitor in adolescents and young adults undergoing limb salvage for primary bone malignancies.

Methods: A cross-sectional population of participants with an average age of 16 (range 12 to 22) years produced 472 days of activity monitoring during 25 evaluations periods alongside patient-reported outcome measures.

Results: Average daily steps ranged from 557 to 12,756 (mean=4711) and was moderately associated with the short-form (SF) 36 physical component subscale (r=0.