Orthopaedic Knowledge Update Pediatrics 6 reflects the most recent clinical practice guidelines and appropriate use criteria, as well as the substantial number of high-quality studies in pediatric orthopaedics. This comprehensive multispecialty resource explores the latest advances in pediatric trauma, sports-related injuries, and upper and lower extremity conditions, with brand-new chapters on developmental biology, metabolism, high-energy injury and polytrauma, elbow trauma, knee trauma, and disaster response. Key study points are presented at the end of each chapter so you can quickly review important content.

Recognized section editors and contributors bring fresh approaches and perspectives, with a focus on delivering a well-rounded update of this rapidly evolving subspecialty. This concentrated guide to new techniques, new approaches, and current controversies is ideal for anyone who treats pediatric musculoskeletal injuries.

Contents

۱ Quality, Safety, and Value
۲ Evidence-Based Quality and Outcomes Assessment in Pediatric Orthopaedics
۳ Pediatric Anesthesia and Pain Management
۴ Musculoskeletal Infections
۵ Benign and Malignant Musculoskeletal Neoplasms
۶ Growth of the Musculoskeletal System
۷ Genetics and Personalized Medicine
۸ Skeletal Dysplasias
۹ Orthopaedic-Related Syndromes
۱۰ Medical Therapy in Pediatric Orthopaedics
۱۱ Developmental Biology
۱۲ Metabolism
۱۳ Cerebral Palsy
۱۴ Cerebral Palsy: Upper Extremity
۱۵ Myelomeningocele
۱۶ Arthrogrypotic Syndromes
۱۷ Osteogenesis Imperfecta and Metabolic Bone Disease
۱۸ Muscular Dystrophies and Neurodegenerative Conditions
۱۹ Arthritis
۲۰ Congenital Upper Limb Differences
۲۱ Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries
۲۲ Limb Deficiency and Prosthetics
۲۳ Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
۲۴ Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis and Femoroacetabular Impingement
۲۵ Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
۲۶ Congenital Dislocation of the Knee and Congenital Patellar Dislocations
۲۷ Tibial Deformities
۲۸ Congenital Disorders of the Foot
۲۹ Rotational and Angular Limb Deformity
۳۰ Limb-Length Discrepancy, Limb Deficiency, and Prosthetics
۳۱ Early-Onset Scoliosis and Congenital Spine Disorders
۳۲ Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
۳۳ Neuromuscular Spine Deformity
۳۴ Kyphosis
۳۵ Pediatric Cervical Spine Disorders
۳۶ Back Pain, Disk Disease, Spondylolysis, and Spondylolisthesis
۳۷ Principles of Pediatric Trauma Care
۳۸ High-Energy Injury and Polytrauma
۳۹ Child Abuse
۴۰ Pediatric Clavicle, Shoulder, and Humerus Trauma
۴۱ Elbow Trauma
۴۲ Fractures of the Forearm, Wrist, and Hand
۴۳ Pelvis, Hip, and Femur Trauma
۴۴ Knee Trauma
۴۵ Tibia, Ankle, and Foot Fractures
۴۶ Spine Trauma
۴۷ Disaster and Mass Casualty Preparedness
۴۸ Ligamentous Knee Injuries
۴۹ Meniscal Tears in Children and Adolescents
۵۰ Patellar Instability
۵۱ Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee and Elbow
۵۲ Shoulder Injuries
۵۳ Ankle Injuries
۵۴ Overuse Conditions
۵۵ Pediatric and Adolescent Athletes: Special Considerations