The overall interobserver reliability of this fracture classification is better than most other reported agreement for fracture classification systems in adults. According to Landis and Koch, a kappa ...

For children in whom abuse is suspected, a close examination of all areas of skin to look for other injuries is important. HealthDay News — In an American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report ...

A parent bracing for the prognosis of their child's broken bone might hear "growth plate fracture" and immediately think unfixable damage has been done. Certainly, growth plate fractures should be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — A 5-year review of 34 pediatric patients (ages 1 to 18) with internal orbital fractures at the ...

Obesity significantly increases children’s risks for serious complications following surgery for femoral shaft fractures, a new study by Johns Hopkins University researchers shows. “Similar to obese ...

Spokane Shriners Hospital Urgent Pediatric Fracture Clinic is an outpatient facility open weekday mornings from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. for children up to age 18 with documented fractures. All care is ...

A schematic illustrates the relationship between tibial tubercle fracture and the vascular system. The proximal tibia is in close proximity to the popliteal artery which adds the possibility of the ...

Distal radius fractures is the most common fracture in childhood. [1] Most of these fractures are treated conservatively in a plaster and complications are rare. Although these fractures generally are ...