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Postoperative Immobilization After Hip Reconstruction in Cerebral Palsy: No Difference Between Hip Spica and Abduction Pillow
Vasconcellos AL, Tagawa AS, Rhodes JT, Silveira LJ, Skinner AA, Frumberg DB. Postoperative Immobilization After Hip Reconstruction in Cerebral Palsy: No Difference Between Hip Spica and Abduction Pillow. Frontiers In Surgery 2022, 9: 863287. PMID: 36034398, PMCID: PMC9407031, DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.863287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbduction pillowCerebral palsyMigration percentagePelvic osteotomyAcetabular indexHip reconstructionComplication rateHip spicaYear postMedial proximal femoral angleRate of complicationsCompletion of surgeryNumber of patientsProximal femur osteotomySignificant differencesPillow groupSpica groupMedian followRadiographic outcomesPostoperative careFemoral anglePostoperative immobilizationRadiographic parametersSpica castSurgeon preference
2019
Can flexible intramedullary nails provide proper fixation of long bone fractures in patients weighing over 100 pounds?
Frumberg D, Van Lanen-Wanek D, Jauregui J, Nadarajah V, Illical E. Can flexible intramedullary nails provide proper fixation of long bone fractures in patients weighing over 100 pounds? Journal Of Orthopaedics Trauma And Rehabilitation 2019, 26: 9-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.jotr.2018.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlexible intramedullary nailsPediatric patientsMajor complicationsTibial fracturesStudy groupIntramedullary nailControl groupRate of complicationsRetrospective cohort reviewTibial shaft fracturesLong bone fracturesFunctional outcome measurementsCohort reviewHypertrophic nonunionShaft fracturesTreatment optionsOdds ratioDiaphyseal femurOutcome measurementsComplicationsPatientsBone fracturesLarger sample sizeDefinitive conclusionsSignificant differences