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The ideal treatment for traumatic anterior dislocation of the shoulder in the skeletally immature patient is controversial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the outcomes after either conservative and/or surgical treatment using the Latarjet technique. A retrospective series of 49 out of 80 patients were reviewed. We found no significant...

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Introduction: Chronic osteomyelitis and infected non-union are relatively rare conditions in pediatric patients and are more frequently observedin the developing countries. Although relatively rare, they are challenging medicalandsurgical issues. Thecurrent study aimed to present a novel surgical technique used to manage three patients with...

We report a case of a 15-year-old girl who is a known case for proximal focal femoral deficiency. She underwent several surgical lengthening procedures. Her course was complicated by femur nonunion, knee joint dislocation, stiff knee, and final lower limb discrepancy of over 15 cm. Rotationplasty was performed to salvage her previous surgical...

Purpose Displaced proximal humerus fractures within the pediatric population can be treated by elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN). The main objective of our study is to evaluate functional outcome of the displaced proximal humeral fractures treated by ESIN within the pediatric group using a standardized evaluation scale. The secondary...

Purpose: This retrospective study evaluated mid-to-long-term outcome of a minimally invasive percutaneous pelvic osteotomy (PPO) approach combined with varus derotational shortening osteotomy (VDRSO) and soft tissue release in children with severe CP. Methods: A retrospective review was performed of all patients presenting with a diagnosis of...