The Ponseti method is named for lgnacio Ponseti, M.D. (1914-2009), who perfected the three-phase method over many years.

Symptoms of femoroacetabular impingement may be vague, and pain may not be present until significant cartilage damage is present.

About 23% of children who experienced a fracture during the baseline year had another fracture during the seven-year follow-up period compared to 11.3% of children who did not have a baseline fracture.

Infectious diseases specialist, orthopedic surgeon team up to discuss evaluation and management of limping child.

More than 60% of patients with toe walking who were referred from orthopedic surgeons to a neurology clinic were found to have an underlying pathological diagnosis, a recent study showed.

Increased organized sports participation among children and adolescents has led to a rise in the number of injuries in this population.

The incidence rate per 100,000 person-years rose 2.5% annually for females and 2.2% annually for males over 20 years.

The new report includes important recommended changes in DDH surveillance and encourages hip-healthy methods of swaddling.

Dr. Schwend will discuss red flags in the history and physical exam during a session titled “Back Pain in Children: Avoiding Disasters (F4094).”

Attendees of an Audience Response Session titled “Itchy Stuff: Cutaneous Infections and Infestations tested their acumen in diagnosing and treating skin infections.

Screening benefits include earlier identification of severe deformities requiring surgery and the potential to manage some cases without surgery.