Osteogenesis Imperfecta

"Myelomeningocele, Lipomeningocele, and Caudal Regression"

Skeletal Growth and Development

Congenital muscular torticollis is a presumed in utero deformation resulting in sternocleidomastoid muscle contracture causing tilt of the ear toward the affected side and chin rotation to the cont ...

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is a disease of variable onset and course. The primary diagnostic criterion is swelling in one or more joints that persists for at least 6 weeks. Based ...

Acute rheumatic fever is an autoimmune process that occurs a few weeks following streptococcal pharyngitis. It complicates approximately 1%-5% of streptococcal throat infections, and it r ...

Neurofibromatosis exists in two forms that are both characterized by disordered growth of nervous tissue. The central form, NF2, is transmitted autosomal dominantly from defects on chromo ...

Temporary hip joint distension with attendant pain, limp, and limitation of motion characterize transient synovitis of the hip in children. Other, more serious conditions with similar presentation ...

Popliteal cysts, also referred to as Baker cysts, are the most common masses found in the popliteal fossa. Popliteal cysts are characterized as simple, synovial-lined ganglion cysts and arise from ...

In contrast to the adult population, lumbar intervertebral disk herniation is a relatively rare cause of low-back complaints in the pediatric population. Twelve years after Mixter and Bar ...