Data Trace Editor – See: Radiology of the Pediatric Elbow Posterior Approach to the Elbow – Pediatric Elbow Injuries: – Distal Humeral Physeal Separation – Elbow Dislocation – Lateral Condyle Frx – Medial Condyle Frx – Medial Epicondyle Frx – Monteggia Frx – Nursemaid’s Elbow – Olecranon Fracture – Osteochondritis – Osteochondrosis of Medial Epicondyle – Radial Neck … Read more
– Discussion: – in the study by Ceccarelli, et al, the authors compared surgical and non-surgical treatment of 46 calcaneal fractures in children aged 3-17 years; – patients were divided into: Group A ranging 3-14 years and Group B 15-17 years, and classified … Read more
– See: – Adult Dens Frx: – Anatomy of C2: – Development of Dens: – Pediatric C-spine – Discussion: – accounts for majority of pediatric C-spine frx (upto 75%) – in children, dens frx occur at an average age … Read more
– Discussion: – a benign, self-limiting inflammation or infection of an intervertebral disc space or a vertebral end-plate; – it may represent extension of subacute vertebral endplate osteomyelitis which does not produce a progressive vertebral osteomyelitis; – discitis presents in different ways at different ages; … Read more
– Discussion: – epiphyseal artery – metaphyseal artery – nutrient artery – periosteal vessels – see tibia bone circulation – Pediatric Bone Circulation: – circulation in pediatric bone: – differs from adult circulation due to requirements of growth … Read more
– See: – Green Stick Fractures – Pediatric Distal Radius Fracture – Pediatric Ulnar Fracture – Discussion: – frx may be of green stick type or complete (latter may be undisplaced, minimally displaced, or markedly displaced w/ overridding); – frx … Read more
– See: – development of atlas – development of axis – Discussion: – most pediatric C-spine injuries will occur above C3, and therefore lateral radiographs should be centered on C-3; – Atlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation: – SCIWORA: Syndrome of Spinal Cord Injury … Read more
– See: – Below Knee Amputation: – BKA prosthetics – Pediatric Amputation – Discussion: – Anterior bowing assoc. w/ posterior tilting of epiphyseal plate; – Varus type of bowing with distal element pointing medially; – Fibula will usually out grow tibia, which may … Read more
– See: – Pediatric Distal Tibial Fracture – Pronation-External Rotation Frx – Supination – External Rotation Frx – Supination Inversion Frx – Supination Plantar Flexion – Tillaux Fracture – Triplane Fracture – Discussion: – most … Read more
– Anatomy: – clavicular portion: – originates off of the medial third of the clavicle and inserts at the lateral lip of the bicipital groove; – sternal portion: – originates off of the superior 2/3 of the sternum and the manubrium, as … Read more