Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) involves displacement of the proximal femoral metaphysis relative to a fixed epiphysis, usually during a period of rapid growth and unique physeal susceptibility. Patients have…
Transient synovitis, septic hip, and Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease are common conditions in children. Distinguishing between these disorders can be a diagnostic challenge. Similar presentations, in an age group difficult to examine,…
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) encompasses a spectrum of physical and imaging findings. The child’s hip will not develop normally if it remains unstable and anatomically abnormal by walking…
Bonita F. Stanton, MD, Consulting Editor Among the many important decisions that general pediatricians must make on a daily basis are those depending on the recognition of conditions requiring timely…
P. Christopher Cook, MD, FRCS(C), Editor It has been a great pleasure to help compile this Pediatric Orthopedic issue of the Pediatric Clinics of North America . Pediatric orthopedics has…
Despite the enormously important and gratifying advances in cancer treatment outcomes for children with cancer, cancer remains the biggest cause of death from disease in children. Because the etiology and…
Treatment for childhood cancer with chemotherapy, radiation and/or hematopoietic cell transplant can result in adverse sequelae that may not become evident for many years. A clear understanding of the association…
Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) represents the most common and effective form of immunotherapy for childhood malignancies. The role of the graft-versus-leukemia effect in allogeneic HCT has been well established in…
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the third most common pediatric cancer. Although NB accounts for 7% of pediatric malignancies, it is responsible for more than 10% of childhood cancer-related mortality. Prognosis and…
Retinoblastoma is the most common neoplasm of the eye in childhood, and represents 3% of all childhood malignancies. Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the very young; two-thirds are diagnosed before…
