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Managing pain in postoperative
scoliosis patients
For more information, or to refer a patient, please call (313) 745-5227. Last reviewed: February 2010
Comparing treatments for fracture repair
For heavier children and adolescents, the more invasive bridge plating treatment has been preferred because it provides more stability. However, a new device – the lateral entry femoral nail – may offer a better solution. Children’s Hospital of Michigan helped to develop the lateral entry femoral nail in an international clinical trial. Investigators at Children’s are comparing fracture treatment using the lateral entry femoral nail with treatment using titanium elastic nails, to see which one provides faster healing time and fewer complications. For more information, or to refer a patient, please call (313)745-5227. Last reviewed: February 2010 Comparing treatment efficacies
in patients with musculoskeletal infection Children's Hospital of Michigan's
Orthopaedic surgeons are retrospectively evaluating treatment courses and
outcomes of patients who have been treated for
musculoskeletal infections. This study will help to determine which treatments
are more effective, and allow the team to create future
investigations to test new treatment regiments. For more
information, or to refer a patient, please call (313)
745-5227. Last reviewed: February 2010 |
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Investigators at Children’s are establishing a
baseline protocol for pain control following spinal fusion surgery
for patients with scoliosis. Spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis
patients is used to correct the deformity, halt the curvature
progression, or prevent future pulmonary restriction. Yet, the
procedure often results in severe pain following surgery. In pediatric
patients, this pain is often intensified. In this study,
investigators are attempting to establish a baseline measurement of
post-operative pain when a set protocol is followed. Once this baseline is
established, future pain management treatments can be tested,
potentially leading to more effective treatment.
There are many methods, both surgical and non-surgical, to treat
pediatric femoral fractures. The spica cast is usually preferred
for young patients. In adolescents, surgical treatment using
intramedullary nails or bridge plating are more often preferred because
they allow more movement.
Investigators are
reviewing treatment protocols to determine whether certain regimens
are more effective for specific infection types.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive
Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infections are increasingly causing
musculoskeletal infections in children. Prompt recognition and
treatment of these infections is particularly important in children,
because these infections can have long-term effects such as
disability or deformity.