Stiffness of hip adductor myofibrils is decreased in children with spastic cerebral palsy

…, K Logan, B Orlik, R El-Hawary, L Gauthier… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the result of a static brain lesion which causes spasticity and muscle
contracture. The source of the increased passive stiffness in patients is not understood and …

Femoral neck growth and remodeling with free-gliding screw fixation of slipped capital femoral epiphysis

…, B Orlik, R El-Hawary, L Gauthier… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Treatment of stable slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) most commonly
involves in situ fixation with a standard cannulated screw, leading to physeal arrest. Recently, …

Guided growth for angular correction in children: a comparison of two tension band plate designs

M Kadhim, L Gauthier, K Logan… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
This retrospective cohort study examined 20 patients (48 physes), 11 boys and nine girls,
who were treated with hinge-plate or eight-plate. The mean age of the patients at surgery was …

The 'trampoline ankle': severe medial malleolar physeal injuries in children and adolescents secondary to multioccupant use of trampolines

FC Blumetti, L Gauthier, PJ Moroz - Journal of Pediatric …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this study was to describe a series of patients presenting with medial malleolus
Salter–Harris types III and IV fractures (MacFarland fractures) related to trampoline use. …

Three-dimensional true spine length: a novel technique for assessing the outcomes of scoliosis surgery

AJ Spurway, JK Hurry, L Gauthier, B Orlik… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Current assessment of spine growth for patients undergoing growth friendly
surgical treatment for early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is the use of serial, 1-dimensional standard-of-…

[HTML][HTML] Relationship of muscle morphology to hip displacement in cerebral palsy: a pilot study investigating changes intrinsic to the sarcomere

…, JJ Howard, T Leonard, V Joumaa, L Gauthier… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2019 - Springer
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of childhood disability, typified
by a static encephalopathy with peripheral musculoskeletal manifestations—most commonly …

Retrospective validation of a rapid Lyme fluorescent immunoassay in differentiating Lyme arthritis from other musculoskeletal presentations in children in a Lyme …

…, S Seddigh, H Coatsworth, L Gauthier… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Lyme arthritis is a common manifestation of Lyme disease in children, with clinical features
overlapping with other causes of acute and chronic joint pain/swelling in children. We have …

Reliability of proximal junctional kyphosis measurements for young children with scoliosis

A Al Khudairy, L Gauthier, JA Heflin, ND Fletcher… - Spine Deformity, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Design Retrospective comparison. Objectives To determine whether the choice of
proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) definition affects reported rates and reliability of …

Are 2 Radiographic Views As Good as 3 Views to Diagnose Ankle Fractures in Children and Adolescents?

M Abouassaly, FC Blumetti, L Gauthier… - Pediatric Emergency …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objectives Ankle radiographs are among the most commonly obtained trauma images in the
pediatric population, with the standard 3 views (AP/mortise [M]/lateral [L]) routinely ordered …

Distraction-based surgeries increase thoracic sagittal spine length after ten lengthening surgeries for patients with idiopathic early-onset scoliosis

R El-Hawary, CK Chukwunyerenwa, LE Gauthier… - Spine Deformity, 2020 - Springer
Study design Retrospective, comparative, multicenter. Objectives To determine if the choice
of proximal anchor affects thoracic sagittal spine length (SSL) for children with idiopathic …