Purpose The spontaneous recovery rate of neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP) is often
cited as 75–95%. However, recent reports have found the recovery rate to be much lower. The …

OBJECTIVE. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has needle-length
recommendations for intramuscular vaccinations in the thigh and shoulder on the basis of the age …

Objective To evaluate functional outcomes and the impact on surgical interventions after the
use of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT-A) for muscle imbalance, cocontractions, or …

Background Salter-Harris (SH) III fractures of the distal femur, although rare, can have
devastating effects. The purposes of this study were to:(1) compare the intra-articular fracture …

Background: Neonatal brachial plexus palsy frequently leads to glenohumeral dysplasia if
neurological recovery is incomplete. Although glenoid retroversion and glenohumeral …

Background: Progressive and disabling glenohumeral dysplasia commonly occurs as a
secondary deformity in children with neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP). A number of …

Background Muscle pathology resulting in internal rotation contractures in children with
neonatal brachial plexus palsy places abnormal stresses on the glenohumeral joint and limits …

Background: Shoulder internal rotation contracture, active abduction, and external rotation
deficits are common secondary problems in neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP). Soft …

The “Things We Do for No Reason” (TWDFNR) series reviews practices that have become
common parts of hospital care but may provide little value to our patients. Practices reviewed …

Blastomycosis is a mycotic infection that typically affects the lung, but that can have dermatologic,
orthopedic, genitourinary, and central nervous system manifestations. Blastomyces …