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Training with lighter baseballs could improve pitching velocity without injury

Bowed legs can occur in all age groups and has several distinct causes. In some people bow legs are a problem that requires treatment, in others, it may be a normal part of development.

Salter-Harris fractures (physeal fractures) refer to fractures through a growth plate (physis) and are therefore specifically applied to bone fractures in children.

As the United States struggles to figure out if athletic competition is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued interim guidelines for children returning to the sports field

Until recently, treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) relied exclusively on supportive therapy, including proper nutrition, ventilatory support, and attention to metabolic bone health.

njury to the growth plate is a concern for kids and teens who play sports. The growth plate (physis) is the area of developing tissue near the end of the long bones. An injury to the growth plate could result in the stopping bone growth or a bone growing unevenly.

If your gangly adolescent suddenly seems clumsy, it s not your imagination. Rapid growth spurts during puberty can cause balance problems and fast-gro...

Ibuprofen may help manage pain in pediatric fracture cases without delaying healing, according to a study.

Total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA) are performed more commonly than total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), so patients and the orthopaedic community are more familiar with the likelihood of complications after THA and TKA than after TAA. The present study places early complication rates after TA...

To identify predictors of functional outcomes following treatment of ankle fracture in patients 55 years or older.