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Fracture Risk and Cerebral Palsy

Recently a retrospective study was completed of 536 children with cerebral palsy to examine the risk of fractures in this population.  The results indicated the following: the risk of fracture for all of the children in this study was the same as the general population for children with GMFCS levels I-III there was no association […]

Sensation Following Forearm Cast Removal

A recent study in the Journal of Orthopedic Science reports on the short-term after-effects of forearm cast removal in children. Thirty three children (mean age 10 years old) experienced a forearm fracture. Seventeen children were treated with an above elbow cast and 16 were treated with a below elbow cast. Following removal of the above […]

Elbow ROM Following Humeral Fractures

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery published research on the longitudinal evaluation of elbow range of motion following pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures. Three hundred seventy three patients who had a diagnosis of supracondylar humeral fractures were either treated with casting or surgery. Follow up revealed that elbow flexion and extension increased the most during […]