Welcome to the (delayed) 10th & SUMMER BOTOX SPECIAL EPISODE of BSCOS Paediatric Orthopaedic Digest (POD)cast with Caroline Edwards, Head of Childrens Surgery  at Plymouth hospital who started her consultant career at Southampton Childrens Hospital, she set up and developed the neuromuscular service. She proposes a "hub and spoke" model for learning at busy tertiary centres and shared her research on the surgical vulnerability score, a tool to assess the likelihood of early death in patients with neuromuscular disorders. Caroline highlights the challenges faced by young adults transitioning from clinic care for cerebral palsy and suggested district general hospitals could provide dedicated clinics. Listen in to the episode to learn more!

We scoured 35 journals & highlighted the most impactful studies that we feel can change practice or improve outcomes in Paediatric Orthopaedics.  Follow Updates on @BSCOS_UK 

REFERENCES:

1.     Skeletal Muscle in Cerebral Palsy: From Belly to Myofibril. Howard JJ &  Herzog W. Front Neurol. Feb 2021. PMID: 33679586

2.     Virtual Reality Distraction Is No Better Than Simple Distraction Techniques for Reducing Pain and Anxiety During Pediatric Orthopaedic Outpatient Procedures: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Fabricant PD et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. May 2024. PMID: 37939199

3.     Effect of parental touch on relieving acute procedural pain in neonates and parental anxiety (Petal): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial in the UK. Hauck AGV et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. April 2024. PMID: 38373429.

4.     REM Sleep Preserves Affective Response to Social Stress-Experimental Study. Halonen et al. eNeuro. June 2024. PMID: 38802242

5.     Functional electrical stimulation during walking in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy: A randomized cross-over trial. Moll et al. Dev Med Child Neurol. May 2024. PMID: 37823431.

6.     Clinical Effectiveness of Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. Schwartz et al. JAMA Pediatr. June 2024. PMID: 38587854

7.     Surgical management of proximal femoral unicameral bone cyst in children. Maximen et al + SOFOP. Bone Joint J. May 2024. PMID: 38688504

8.     Treatment of Hip Displacement in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A 5-year Comparison of Proximal Femoral Osteotomy and Combined Femoral-Pelvic Osteotomy in 163 Children. Kiapekos N et al. J Pediatr Orthop. July 2024. PMID: 38477355 

9.     Impact of Pavlik Harness treatment on motor skills acquisition: A case-control study. Jesus AR et al. J Child Orthop. March 2024. PMID: 39100978

10.  Deep Learning Analysis of Surgical Video Recordings to Assess Nontechnical Skills. Harari RE et al. JAMA Netw Open. July 2024. PMID: 39083274

11.  Single versus double retrograde intramedullary nail technique for treatment of displaced proximal humeral fractures in children: A retrospective cohort study. Samara E et al. J Child Orthop. March 2024. PMID: 38831859

12.  Can the Achilles tendon regenerate completely following percutaneous tenotomy in older children with clubfoot? Aroojis A et al. Int Orthop. June 2024. PMID: 38340143.

13.  Guided Growth With Minifragment Plates for Angular Deformities in the Distal Radius in Skeletally Immature Patients. Preliminary Results. Soler-Jimenez A et al. J Pediatr Orthop. September 2024. PMID: 38767293.

14.  Robot-assisted Temporary Hemiepiphysiodesis With Eight-plates for Lower Extremity Deformities in Children. Liang M et al. J Pediatr Orthop. April 2024. PMID: 38312109

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