Publications by authors named "V Calogero"
Article Synopsis
- Heel pain in children can be caused by various conditions, including fractures, diseases, and rare tumors, with this text focusing on a rare case of calcaneal exostosis.
- The case involves a 16-year-old girl with multiple cartilaginous exostoses who had painful masses in her heel, leading to a diagnosis and subsequent surgical excision of the exostosis.
- Post-surgery, the patient recovered well, being discharged in good condition, completely pain-free within 25 days, indicating effective treatment for her heel pain.
Background: Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is typically aggressive and related with high mortality in children with a hematological malignancy. The association of medical and surgical treatment may ameliorate the outcome. The aim of this study was to analyze the surgical treatment of fungal infections in pediatric oncological populations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSupracondylar fractures of the humerus are frequent paediatric injuries. The aims of this study were to evaluate the applicability and reproducibility of the Gartland and Wilkins classification, the Baumann angle (BA) and the Anterior Humeral Line (AHL). This retrospective monocentric observational study was conducted on 217 patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In the literature, there are several papers on Scheuermann's kyphosis. It is a structural deformity of the spine that is characterized by anterior wedging of 5° or more of 3 adjacent thoracic vertebral bodies with kyphosis measuring greater than 45° between T5 and T12. Bracing treatment is able to obtain, during skeletal growth, remodeling of the deformed vertebrae.
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