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View article: Current Concepts in Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries: A Comprehensive Narrative Review
Current Concepts in Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries: A Comprehensive Narrative Review Open
Background: Brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) encompasses a spectrum of upper extremity paralysis cases following childbirth. The etiology of BPBI is multifactorial, involving maternal, obstetric, and neonatal associative factors. Despit…
View article: Age is a predictor of elbow stiffness after type III or IV supracondylar humerus fractures
Age is a predictor of elbow stiffness after type III or IV supracondylar humerus fractures Open
Purpose Supracondylar humerus (SCH) fractures account for approximately 30% of injuries for those younger than 7 years of age (Cheng et al. in J Pediatr Orthop 19:344–350, 1999). Recent studies examining the association of patient age and …
View article: Response to comment on Siddiqui et al: ‘Femoral shaft fractures in children with non-ambulatory neuromuscular disorders can be effectively treated using flexible intramedullary nails’
Response to comment on Siddiqui et al: ‘Femoral shaft fractures in children with non-ambulatory neuromuscular disorders can be effectively treated using flexible intramedullary nails’ Open
Dear Colleagues, We would like to thank you for your thoughtful comments and suggestions in regard to our study. 1 A recent study from our institution evaluated the very topic of length unstable femur fractures treated with flexible intram…
View article: Femoral shaft fractures in children with non-ambulatory neuromuscular disorders can be effectively treated using flexible intramedullary nails
Femoral shaft fractures in children with non-ambulatory neuromuscular disorders can be effectively treated using flexible intramedullary nails Open
Purpose There is little information in the literature regarding flexible intramedullary nails (FIN) for treating femur fractures in children with neuromuscular disorders. The purpose of this study is to investigate the outcomes of FIN for …
View article: A Novel Method of Treatment of Macrodactyly with Digital Nerve Resection and Nerve Allograft
A Novel Method of Treatment of Macrodactyly with Digital Nerve Resection and Nerve Allograft Open
Summary: Macrodactyly is a rare and debilitating pediatric hand anomaly that has historically been treated with amputation. Recent advances in our understanding of macrodactyly have increasingly implicated the digital nerve as the underlyi…
View article: Determination of the Optimal Location for Bone Graft Harvest in the Distal Radius
Determination of the Optimal Location for Bone Graft Harvest in the Distal Radius Open
Background: The distal radius is commonly used as a bone graft donor site for surgery in the hand and wrist. The aim of this study was to evaluate the volume and relative density of cancellous bone in the distal radius. Methods: Thirty-fou…