Limb Length Discrepancy
Chapter Outline Leg Length Inequality 884 Angular Deformity 928 Leg Length Inequality Leg length inequality in children is a frequent parental concern or physical finding noted by the orthopaedist. It…
ORTHOPEDIC
Disorders of the Spinal Cord
Chapter Outline Myelomeningocele Other Forms of Spinal Dysraphism Spinal Muscular Atrophy Myelomeningocele Management of a child with myelomeningocele is one of the most challenging tasks faced by pediatric orthopaedic surgeons….
Metabolic and Endocrine Bone Diseases
Chapter Outline General Pathophysiology Rickets Renal Osteodystrophy Parathyroid Disorders Vitamin Disorders Hypophosphatasia Idiopathic Hyperphosphatasia Growth Hormone Deficiency Hypothyroidism Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis Osteogenesis Imperfecta General Pathophysiology Maintenance of healthy bone in…
Malignant Bone Tumors
Chapter Outline Osteosarcoma 1128 Ewing Sarcoma and Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor 1142 Chondrosarcoma 1150 Soft Tissue Sarcomas 1152 Osteosarcoma Osteosarcoma (osteogenic sarcoma) is the most common malignant bone tumor in…
Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter Outline Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies Congenital and Acquired Analgia Guillain-Barré Syndrome (Acute Polyradiculoneuritis) Sciatic and Peroneal Nerve Palsy Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathies Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies…
Hematologic Disorders
Chapter Outline Hemophilia Sickle Cell Disease Hemophilia Hemophilia, a genetically determined disorder, is characterized by abnormal blood coagulation as a result of a functional deficiency of factor VIII or IX….
Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
Chapter Outline Definition 580 Incidence 580 History 580 Etiology 580 Pathology 588 Clinical Features 593 Radiographic Findings 596 Classification Systems Based on Radiographic Findings 605 Differential Diagnosis 611 Treatment 613…
Benign Musculoskeletal Tumors
Chapter Outline Simple Bone Cysts (Solitary Bone Cyst, Unicameral Bone Cyst) 1083 Aneurysmal Bone Cyst 1088 Fibrous Dysplasia 1093 Osteofibrous Dysplasia of the Tibia and Fibula (Campanacci Disease) 1096 Solitary…
Disorders of the Knee
Chapter Outline Disorders Presenting in Infancy 682 Hyperextension Deformity 682 Flexion Deformity 687 Disorders Presenting in Childhood and Adolescence 690 Disorders Presenting in Infancy Disorders of the knee presenting in…
