Background Abuse of children is abhorrent in Western society and, yet, is not uncommon.
Nonaccidental trauma (NAT) is the result of a complex sociopathology. Not all of the causative …

Study Design. This study investigated the morphology, pathogenesis, and inheritance of
idiopathic-like spinal curvature in the guppy syndrome, curveback. Objective. To determine …

Study Design. A retrospective longitudinal study of 434 consecutive pediatric patients who
underwent surgical correction of scoliosis, while being monitored for positional brachial …

Study Design. A biomechanical investigation using a human cadaver, multisegmental
lumbosacral spine model. Objectives. To determine if 2 small, posterolaterally positioned titanium …

Fifty cases of well-documented fetal alcohol syndrome were reviewed with the intent of
describing the cervical vertebral anomalies. Thirty-eight cases had adequately detailed x-ray …

Effort to determine the efficacy of neonatal hip examination began in 1967. During the subsequent
23 years, there have been three analyses of the study's data:(1) a retrospective review …

Skeletal Growth and Development of the Achondroplastic Dwarf : Clinical Orthopaedics and
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Injury to the abdominal aortic artery from blunt trauma is an infrequent event with few cases
reported in either the adult or the pediatric literature. Injury to the thoracic aorta after blunt …

Background Fibrin sealants are used increasingly in surgery to reduce bleeding and improve
wound healing. They have great potential as biocompatible, biodegradable drug delivery …

A pivotal point in most clubfoot management protocols is Achilles tendon lengthening or
tenotomy to address hindfoot deformity. The effectiveness of botulinum A toxin (BTX-A) in …