Identification of an Autosomal Dominant Mutation in the Gene Leading to Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia Congenita in a Greek Family.

A boy and his father with severe short stature, progressively evolving body asymmetry, and skeletal abnormalities are presented. A next-generation sequencing exome study was performed, and the patient was found heterozygous for the c.1609G>A (p.

Similar femoral growth and deformity with one screw versus two smooth pins for slipped capital femoral epiphysis.

Purpose: To compare longitudinal growth and cam deformity of the proximal femur after treatment for slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) with one screw versus two smooth pins.

Methods: We studied 43 patients (29 males, 14 females; mean age, 12.1 years; range, 9.

Bioabsorbable pins for treatment of osteochondral fractures of the knee after acute patella dislocation in children and young adolescents.

A retrospective study was performed on the use of bioabsorbable pins in the fixation of osteochondral fractures (OCFs) after traumatic patellar dislocation in children. Eighteen children (13 females, 5 males) aged 11 to 15 years (mean age 13.1 years) with osteochondral fracture (OCF) of the knee joint were treated at the authors' institution.