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Almost a quarter of US children with symptoms of a brain injury or concussion are not checked for the condition, with younger children particularly likely to be overlooked, a new national study finds.

If you're preparing to register your child for summer sports camps and fall, team sports, Nirav Pandya, MD, orthopedic surgeon at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, has some suggestions for how to help your kids avoid common repetitive injuries.

A tumble from a bike, a graze on the knee, or a common flu vaccination how children experience pain can significantly influence how they react and res...

Some 27% of Brazilian children and adolescents suffer from musculoskeletal pain of unspecified cause, according to a study reported in the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy. The problem is frequently underestimated by parents and health professionals

This study aims to demonstrate the use of the cartilaginous to osseous acetabular angle ratio (AAR) in surgical decision-making for hip dysplasia.

The introduction of new internal fixation devices and arthroscopic techniques has led to significant changes in the surgical treatment of tibial eminence fractures (TEFs) in children. In recent years, arthroscopic surgery has arisen as the gold standard for the treatment of TEFs.

The management of femoral fractures in children aged two to six years is still controversial. The purpose of this study was to assess the results of closed reduction and elastic stable intramedullary nail (ESIN) fixation in completely displaced fractures of the femoral diaphysis in children in this ...

Idiopathic scoliosis significantly affects the physical and mental health of children and adolescents, with varying prevalence rates in different regions. The occurrence of idiopathic scoliosis is associated with genetic regulation and biochemical factors, but the changes in exosome-derived miRNA pr...

Achieving and maintaining anatomical reduction during the treatment of pediatric humerus fractures, classified as Gartland type III or IV, presents a clinical challenge. Herein, we present a minimally invasive surgical approach using a novel and simple K-wire push technique that aids in achieving an...

We aimed to report the early results of performing acute ankle arthrodesis using a modified retrograde femoral intramedullary locking IMN concomitant with plating at the same setting for managing diabetic patients' acute ankle fractures.