News tagged with pediatric orthopaedic surgeon


Children with ACL injuries require special treatment

Until a child's bones have fully matured (in girls, typically by age 14; in boys, age 16), an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)—the primary, stabilizing ligament of the knee joint—requires special consideration, ...

Surgery created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AAOS issues new clinical practice guideline for treating common elbow fractures in children

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors has recently approved and released an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) on "The Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures."

Other created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0