Non-operative treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids after burns in children.

Scars are a consequence of the natural way of wound healing and replacement of the damaged part of the skin. Hypertrophic scars and keloids are formed as a result of the process of abnormal wound healing, causing aesthetic and functional deformities, discomfort, and disturbance of children's normal growth. The prophylaxis and treatment of these scars, i.

Appearance of right bundle branch block in electrocardiograms of patients with pulmonary embolism as a marker for obstruction of the main pulmonary trunk.

A number of changes occur in the electrocardiogram (ECG) of pulmonary embolism. This article deals with the diagnostic value of the newly emerged right bundle branch block (RBBB) as a manifestation of acute right ventricular overload. A certain correlation between the extent of obstruction of the pulmonary artery and the appearance of RBBB is established through dynamic monitoring of the ECG.

Severe fracture-dislocation of S1 in a 12-year-old boy. A case report.

Study Design: This study analyzes an unusual case of severe fracture-dislocation of S1 in a child.

Objectives: To provide a better understanding of a rare pediatric sacral injury based on a successfully treated patient.

Summary Of Background Data: Literature on sacral fractures in children is limited to a few case reports.

Orthopaedic trauma in children less than three years old: the orthopaedist's and pediatrician's problem.

A retrospective study of children under three years old with orthopaedic trauma (fractures and soft-tissue injuries of the extremities) from a selected five-year period (1987-1991) was performed in Pirogov Emergency Medical Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria. This study confirmed that these kinds of injuries have an excellent prognosis owing to the specific features of the growing skeleton; however, this excellent prognosis in small children is not guaranteed unless pediatricians, orthopaedists, and parents collaborate closely. Particularly, pediatricians in primary care settings play an especially important role in this respect.