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Toe walking is normal in young children under the age of 2 years. Most children start off toe walking, and over the course of their second year, will gradually develop a normal gait pattern. Children who toe walk beyond age 2 may be evaluated to ensure they do not have any other condition.

After a long year of pandemic-related closures and strict protocols, more kids are returning to team sports, either through their high school athletic programs or community youth organizations, like Kidsports.

Spring sports start after this week s April school vacation in Rhode Island and one local doctor is advising athletes to ease into it.

Pediatric orthopedic injuries are up as student athletes return to sports.

Most youth baseball organizations today limit pitch counts or require days of rest after a young pitcher s stint on the mound  or both. And that s a ...

Ankle fractures are one of the most common injuries managed by orthopedic surgeons. Although the etiology of posttraumatic osteoarthritis in anatomically reduced ankle fractures is not completely known, several studies suggest that undetected intra-articular pathology at the time of injury may play ...

Isolated first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis may reduce radiographic alignment and subluxation of the first tarsometatarsal joint, according to published results.

Preoperative radiographic assessment of osteophyte and loose body locations is critical in planning an arthroscopic d?bridement for primary elbow osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of radiographs and computed tomography (CT) in localizing osteophytes and loos...

Open elbow arthrolysis (OEA), which has become an established treatment for post-traumatic elbow stiffness (PTES), requires complete release of contracture tissue and wide excision of ectopic bone, which results in extensive bleeding. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of intra...

In a presentation from ICJR s 8th Annual Shoulder Course, Mark A. Frankle, MD, provides a case-based discussion in which he describes his thought proc...