PEDIATRICS

Wrist Arthroscopy

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OR table: regular table with hand table extension Positioning: supine Fluoroscopy location (if necessary): along the foot of the bed, in the axilla Equipment: standard wrist arthroscopy tower with finger…

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Macrodactyly

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Author(s) Publication Country Percent Number of children with macrodactyly/number of children with abnormal extremities/number of children examined Ogino et al. JHS 1986 Japan 0.5 % 5/943 Leung et al. JHS…

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Orthotics and Casting

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Fig. 1 A Mckie splint is a prefabricated soft splint that helps to support the thumb in abduction for improved functional grasp In some cases, a child may not tolerate…

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Syndactyly

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Fig. 1 (a and b) Simple or cutaneous syndactyly. This is a complete syndactyly, best demonstrated from the palmar surface (Copyright Charles A. Goldfarb, MD) Fig. 2 (a) Clinical appearance…

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Late Management of Compartment Syndrome

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Fig. 1 Intrauterine Volkmann’s contracture (Copyright Milan Stevanovic) Imaging and Other Diagnostic Studies Planar radiographs are useful to assess fracture healing and alignment as well as any evidence of physeal…

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Elbow Arthroscopy

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Fig. 1 Schematic illustrations of the neuroanatomy of the elbow relative to the proximal anteromedial (a) and mid anterolateral (b) portals demonstrate the proximity of vital structures. The arthroscopic instruments…

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Distal Articular Humerus Fractures

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Fig. 1 Green wavy line represents growth plate. Red line outlines the joint capsule Haraldsson described in children two crucial blood vessels that enter the lateral condyle through the posterior…

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Pediatric Hand Infections

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Fig. 1 Six hours after a self-inflicted stab wound, this child presented with increasing pain and a “popping” sensation with digital motion. Subcutaneous air is seen at the volar wrist…

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