Physeal fractures in neonates are difficult to diagnose. They occur rarely and often are not easily detectable on radiographs. Suspicion of this injury usually arises when an infant demonstrates ...

According to study results, medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction using an epiphyseal femoral socket with fluoroscopic guidance was an effective treatment for children with patellar ...

We report a case of rare birth injury leading to physeal fracture after a routine cesarean delivery. Because plain radiographics are often normal, therefore these physeal fractures usually present a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Human growth hormone therapy was associated with increased risk for proximal tibial physeal avulsion fractures.

4 Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Biomedico University, Italy Correspondence to: Nicola Maffulli, Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine ...

Mark R Hutchinson, MD, is Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine and Director of Sports Medicine Services at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Orthopaedics. Rima Nasser ...

Although there is general consensus that surgical reconstruction has advantages over nonoperative treatment, surgical failure in skeletally immature children has resulted in a number of unanswered ...