Pediatrics
Tips
Complete Closing Wedge Osteotomy for Correction of Blount Disease (Tibia Vara): A Technique
Treatment of Blount disease (tibia vara) can be daunting in adolescents because of their obesity.
Commentary
The Changing Face of Pediatric Orthopedics
From the Journals
Six-year Norwood-RVPA results in matched patients outperformed BT-shunt
Key clinical point: For newborns with critical left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) undergoing Norwood stage-1 procedures, Norwood...
Conference Coverage
FDA advisory committees support changing codeine contraindications for children
The FDA’s Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committees voted strongly in favor of amending codeine’s current...
Case Reports
Nonconsecutive Pars Interarticularis Defects
Lumbar spondylolysis is a well-recognized condition occurring in adolescents because of repetitive overuse in sports. Nonconsecutive spondylolysis...
Conference Coverage
ASA: Pediatric clinicians over-dispensing opioids, study finds
Pediatric clinicians are dispensing more medicine than needed to treat pain and may be contributing to the epidemic of nonmedical use of...
News
Experts call for international cooperation on human gene editing
As the International Summit on Human Gene Editing comes to a close, organizers call for cooperation to establish norms for acceptable and ethical...
News
Pediatric heart transplant results not improving
Key clinical point: Pediatric heart transplantation outcomes for congenital heart disease haven’t improved in the current era, indicating ongoing...
Conference Coverage
Adolescent lap band removal rate swells by 5 years
An increasing number of adolescents are undergoing gastric band removal after 2 years post operation, a prospective, longitudinal study shows.
News
Stem cell benefits endure 3 years in infants
Key clinical point: This is the first clinical trial to report the midterm safety and efficacy of cardiac progenitor therapy in congenital heart...
Original Research
Medicaid Insurance Is Associated With Larger Curves in Patients Who Require Scoliosis Surgery
Children with Medicaid may have difficulty accessing care for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), a condition that may worsen with time. We...