Background: Predicting ultimate lower extremity length is important in the treatment of lower
limb length discrepancy (LLD), congenital limb deficiency, and other etiologies. Utilizing …

Background: Though skeletal maturity is most relevant during adolescence, it has utility in
treatment of younger patients in some circumstances. Accurate estimation of skeletal …

Background: The recently described Modified Fels knee skeletal maturity system (mFels)
has proven utility in prediction of ultimate lower extremity length in modern pediatric patients …

Background: The recently described optimized Oxford skeletal maturity system utilizes
anteroposterior (AP) hip radiographs to accurately, rapidly, and reliably estimate skeletal …

Trauma Supracondylar Humeral Fractures In a series of nearly 700 patients, the use of a
mini-open approach for the placement of a medial pin resulted in only a 0.43% rate of …

Increased participation in youth sports has led to more knee injuries necessitating surgical
intervention. Among the youngest athletes, such procedures typically involve physeal …

Background: The Modified Fels (mFels) and Abbreviated Modified Fels (abFels) knee
systems have been recently developed as options for grading skeletal maturity without the …