2017
Preoperative Computer Simulation and Patient-specific Guides are Safe and Effective to Correct Forearm Deformity in Children
Bauer AS, Storelli DAR, Sibbel SE, McCarroll HR, Lattanza LL. Preoperative Computer Simulation and Patient-specific Guides are Safe and Effective to Correct Forearm Deformity in Children. Journal Of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2017, 37: 504-510. PMID: 26491911, DOI: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForearm rotationCase seriesFracture malunionForearm deformityCorrective osteotomyPatient-specific surgical guidesSuperficial radial nerve distributionDistal radioulnar joint instabilityRadial nerve distributionTransient sensory lossMultiple hereditary exostosesDistal radioulnar instabilitySurgical guideRange of motionPreoperative angulationPreoperative arcNerve distributionPatient-specific guidesClinical outcomesHereditary exostosesSensory lossUnaffected sideSurgical correctionDeformity correctionRadioulnar instability
2012
The Prevalence, Rate of Progression, and Treatment of Elbow Flexion Contracture in Children with Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy
Sheffler LC, Lattanza L, Hagar Y, Bagley A, James MA. The Prevalence, Rate of Progression, and Treatment of Elbow Flexion Contracture in Children with Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2012, 94: 403-409. PMID: 22398733, PMCID: PMC3284859, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.j.00750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrachial plexus birth palsyElbow flexion contractureBrachial plexus involvementBirth palsyFlexion contractureRate of progressionPlexus involvementNighttime splintingNonoperative treatmentSerial castingRisk factorsPrevalence of contracturesUpper extremity functionRadial head dislocationChi-square testPatient ageMedian ageSevere contracturesMedical recordsHead dislocationPalsyFurther progressionContracturePatientsPrevalence