Sociopolitical events in recent years including ongoing killings of Black Americans, violence against immigrants, and the COVID-19 pandemic have all shone a spotlight on reality that we live society where an individual’s safety, health, ability to access receive quality medical care are contingent upon their socioeconomic circumstances personal identities. These inspired both increased civic en...

Materials and methods Material consisted of 52 consecutive patients with idiopathic scoliosis that visited The Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics (out-patients and hospitalized) between February 1st and December 31st 2010. The mean age of the patients was 14 years (8,4 – 18,9). There were 48 girls and 4 boys. All the patients were examined by an orthopaedic surgeon (trunk rotation measured by...

Disclosures: T.C. Gascoyne: None. M.J. Petrak: None. J. Brandt: 5; Institutional Support: Smith & Nephew, DePuy Orthopaedics, Zimmer. 6; Material Support: Smith & Nephew, DePuy Orthopaedics. E.R. Bohm: 3B; Consultant payments from Smith & Nephew and DePuy Orthopaedics. 5; Institutional Support: Smith & Nephew, DePuy Orthopaedics, Zimmer. 6; Material Support: Smith & Nephew, DePuy Orthopaedics. ...

1 Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden 2 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia 3 Department of Clinical Physiology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden 4 Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö University Hospital,...

S. KIMURA, Department of Orthopaedics, University of California, San Diego, USA G. STEINBACH, Department of Orthopaedics, University of California, San Diego, USA M. ADUSUMALLI, Department of Orthopaedics, University of California, San Diego, USA J. ABITBOL, Department of Orthopaedics, University of California, San Diego, USA D. WATENPAUGH, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of No...

Pain management is a significant challenge for both families and physicians following major orthopaedic surgery in children. A variety of psychosocial factors have all been documented to affect post-operative pain, including anxiety, catastrophizing self-efficacy. Unfortunately, interventions attempting address these different variables limited across pediatric orthopaedics. In this article we ...

 P. I. Akimau, MD, PhD, FRCS Orth, ST8 in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics  W. M. Dakin, RN, Dip Orth Nursing, Staff Nurse, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics  C. Chadwick, FRCS Orth, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sheffield Foot and Ankle Unit, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics  C. M. Blundell, MD, FRCS Orth, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sheffield F...