JPOSNA (the Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America) is an open access online journal focusing on pediatric orthopedic conditions, treatment and technology.

Current Issue

Vol 2 No 3 (2020): November 2020

POSNA extends sincere appreciation to OrthoPediatrics for their support of the November edition of JPOSNA.

Published: 2020-11-02

Editor's Note

Ken Noonan

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Message from the President

Michael Vitale

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Masters Surgical Techniques

Management of Pediatric Meniscal Root Tears

Surgical/Technical Tips

Lacey Magee, Nishank Mehta, Margaret Wright, Tomasina Leska, Theodore Ganley
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Proximal Valgus Femur Osteotomy for Coxa Vara

Surgical/Technical Tips

Evan Sheppard, Matthew Oetgen
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Anterior Lumbar Vertebral Body Tethering in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Surgical/Technical Tips

Courtney Baker, Todd Milbrandt, Dean Potter, Noelle Larson
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Pelvic Ring Stabilization Using Anterior Subcutaneous Internal Fixation Bladder Exstrophy Repair

Surgical/Technical Tips

Stefano Cardin, José A. Herrera-Soto, Pablo Marrero, Mark Rich, Hubert Swana, Joshua R. Langford
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General Orthopedics

Osteotomy for Bladder Exstrophy: Commentary and Ten Tips for Success

Invited Perspective

Paul D. Sponseller, John P. Gearhart, Heather N. Di Carlo
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Profile: John Emmett Hall, MD - A Great Surgeon and Even Better Man

Peter Waters
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Post-Natal Positioning through Babywearing: What the Orthopaedic Surgeon Needs to Know

Current Concept Review

Sreetha Sidharthan, Clare Kehoe, Emily Dodwell
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Trends in Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship

Invited Perspective

Aaron Wey, Christopher Makarewich, Paul Whiting, Alison Schiffern, Marcella Woiczik
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Essentials of Pediatric Prosthetics

Current Concept Review

Michelle Hall, Donald Cummings, Richard Welling Jr., Mary Kaleta, Kevin Koenig Jr., Jennifer Laine, Sara Morgan
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Quality, Safety and Value (QSVI)

From the Ground Up: Building a Pediatric Orthopaedic Clinical Research Program

Invited Perspective

Derek Kelly, Jeffrey Sawyer
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QSVI: Interdisciplinary Optimization Clinic Decreases Infection in Neuromuscular/Syndromic Scoliosis Patients

Amy McIntosh, Matthew David Smith, Kerry Wilder
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Trauma

Acute Compartment Syndrome After Knee Manipulation Under Anesthesia for Post-Traumatic Arthrofibrosis

Don’t Do This Case Report

Andrew Kleven, Alexander Graf, Scott Van Valin
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Spine

Failing to Appreciate that an Excessive Soft Tissue Envelope May Lead to Spinal MCGR Dysfunction

Don’t Do This Case Report

James F. Mooney, III, Sarah Toner, Robert F. Murphy
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High-Grade Pediatric Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Expert Panel Approach

Panel Discussion

Jennifer M. Bauer, Robert Cho, David E. Lebel, M. Timothy Hresko
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Intraspinal Anomalies and Their Interplay with Spinal Deformity in Early Onset Scoliosis

Current Concept Review

Kenneth Shaw, A. Luke Shiver, Joshua J. Chern, Barunashish Brahma, Joshua Murphy, Nicholas Fletcher
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Sports

Safe Return to Play Following ACL Reconstruction in Young Athletes

Current Concept Review

Zachary Stinson, Jennifer Beck, Aristides Cruz, Matt Ellington, Curtis VandenBerg, Sasha Carsen, Stephanie Mayer, Allison Crepeau
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Hip & Pelvis

Failure of Lateral Acetabular Growth 12 Years After Labral Splitting during Anteromedial Open Reduction of the Hip

Don’t Do This Case Report

Stephanie Goldstein, Laura Bellaire, Pamela Lang
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Upper Extremity

Evaluation and Management of Mid-shaft Clavicle Fractures in Adolescents

Current Concepts Review

Naveen Jasty, FACTS Study Group, Benton Heyworth
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Neuromuscular

Where are we Walking? An Introduction to a JPOSNA Year-Long Series on Gait Analysis in Pediatric Orthopedics

Invited Perspective

Wade Shrader
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Enhancing Observational Gait Analysis – Techniques and Tips for Analyzing Gait Without a Gait Lab

Current Concept Review

Vedant A. Kulkarni, Donald T. Kephart, Ramiro Olleac, Jon R. Davids
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Tumor

JPOSNA Tumor Quiz

Alexandre Arkader, Tricia Bhatti, Vernon Tolo, Kristy Weber, Carol Morris
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Letters to the Editor

POGO Travel Journal

Pediatric Spine Deformity in Kingston, Jamaica

Michael J. Heffernan, Harshadkumar A. Patel, Mark Lee
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