A quality improvement project resulted in almost total elimination of cast complications in a busy pediatric department.
Researchers find no differences in postoperative pain measures for patients receiving intravenous opioids and those receiving regional anesthetic.
Shifting from casts to splints for distal radius buckle fractures has saved time and money for providers and families.
Magnetic growing rods help patients who have early-onset scoliosis avoid repeated surgeries.
A “fleck” sign on the postreduction CT scan calls for high suspicion of labral pathology, even in cases of congruent closed reductions.
Emerging research suggests prolonged postconcussion rest yields no benefit for most patients.
Using regional anesthesia to numb nerves reduces pain and speeds recovery in pediatric orthopedic surgery.
