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Strip Craniectomy Procedures Combined with Helmet Therapy
General considerations according to literature are laid down. Minimally invasive surgery with endoscopic support is demonstrated for sagittal suture...
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Surgical Treatment
General considerations concerning the timepoint and type of surgery are given in this chapter. Craniotomies are due in the first year of life. Facial...
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Preoperative Diagnostics
First the possible prenatal diagnostics are explained. Then necessary preoperative diagnostic steps are laid down. This applies to the general...
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Arthrogryposis
Arthrogryposis is not a specific diagnosis, but a symptom complex found in more than 300 disease patterns. This disease pattern is characterized by...
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Longitudinal Reduction Defect of the Radius
A radial longitudinal reduction defect (RLD), also known as clubhand, is a malposition of the wrist due to underdevelopment (radius hypoplasia) or...
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Camptodactyly and Multiple Finger Flexion Contractures
Chapter 4 discusses camptodactyly and multiple finger flexion contractures. They occur in various degrees of severity and manifestations, and can...
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Management of Deformities After Treatment of Simple Bone Cyst
A 4-years-old boy is presented with ununited distal left tibial pathological fracture. There was a history of two previous operations, the first was...
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Distal Femur Prosthetic Revision Aided by Soft Tissue Distraction and Titanium Mesh Cage Defect Reconstruction Followed by Tibial Lengthening
The distal femur is one of the most common sites involved by primary malignant bone tumors in the skeletally immature population. Although bone...
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Single-Stage High Tibial Osteotomy and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
This is a case of chronic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury with ipsilateral genu varum. The coronal malalignment and the ligament deficiency...
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Reconstruction of Radius Bone Defect in a 10-Y.O. Girl with Neurofibromatosis Type I Using Association of Autograft, Elastic HA-Coated Nail and External Fixation
NF1-associated pseudoarthrosis of the forearm is an extremely rare condition. It represents a problem for medical management and often requires...
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The Use of Gap Nail for Tibia Fracture in Skeletally Mature Osteogenesis Imperfecta Patient
This is a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type 5 who had previous Fassier-Duval (FD) rodding of the right tibia. The patient presented...
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Multisegment (Femur, Lower Leg, Foot) Multilevel Staged Deformity Correction
When correcting poly-segmental deformities, the methods of combined and sequential use of external and internal fixation can reduce the treatment...
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Leg Length Discrepancy Combined with Multiplane Deformities and Recurrent Patella Dislocation
The optimal level of osteotomy and the order of correction are important factors in the treatment of a patient with leg length discrepancy, multiple...
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All Internal Limb-Lengthening After Hemipelvectomy for Sarcoma Resection
A 10-year-old presented with a Ewing’s sarcoma of the right hemipelvis. He underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by limb salvage surgery with...
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Chronic Osteomyelitis: Curettage, Filling with Antibiotics-Impregnated Artificial Bone Substitute and Internal Fixation
We present a case of chronic osteomyelitis with a long-standing fistula, which was successfully treated using curettage, filling with...
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Freedom Nail Lengthening Followed by Press-Fit Osseointegration for the Transfemoral Amputee with Very Short Residual Bone
Transfemoral osseointegration usually provides better mobility and quality of life versus socketed prosthesis rehabilitation. This is particularly...
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Joint Preserving Peri-Articular Reconstruction of Proximal Tibia After High-Grade Tumor Resection
Reconstruction after massive primary osseous tumor resection poses significant challenges given proximity to the physis, articular surface, adjacent...
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Benign Tumor 2: Reconstruction with Artificial Bone Substitute for Giant Cell Tumor
We present a case of a giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) in the distal epiphyseal femur that was treated through curettage and phenol-ethanol adjuvant,...
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Reconstruction of the Femur with Allograft After Sarcoma Resection and Subsequent Limb-Lengthening
A 9-year-old presented with an undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the right femur. He underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by limb...
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Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome and Ventricular Tachycardia in Children
Sudden arrhythmogenic death in apparently healthy children is an unexpected event. Usually characterized by ventricular tachycardia devolving into...