scholarly journals Overview on Causes, Diagnosis and Management of Knee Injuries in Children and Adolescents: Review Article

Author(s):  
Nazim Faisal Hamed ◽  
Mohammed Hussen Sheikha ◽  
Ahmed Sughayyir Albalawi ◽  
Abdulrahman Abdullah Aloufi ◽  
Abdullah Khalaf A. Alshammari ◽  
...  

This review aimed to summarize the updates in the causes, diagnosis and management of knee injuries in children and adolescents. Knee injuries are common and are often the result of multiple forces: varus, valgus, hyperextension, hyperflexion, internal rotation, external rotation, anterior or posterior translation, and axial loading. Certain combinations of force are known to cause specific patterns of injury. A knee injury can affect any ligaments, tendons, or fluid-filled sacs (bursae) that surround the knee joint, as well fas the bones, cartilage, and ligaments that make up the joint itself. ACL injuries are one of the most common types of knee injuries, including a torn meniscus that is common in sports that require jumping jacks, patellar fractures, and knee bruises. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is often used to more fully evaluate knee injuries. Radiologists can accurately identify individual lesions and combinations of lesions. Surgical and non-surgical treatments are performed depending on the case.

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1) ◽  
pp. S76-S93
Author(s):  
Ahsan Nazeer ◽  
Finza Latif ◽  
Aisha Mondal ◽  
Muhammad Waqar Azeem ◽  
Donald E. Greydanus

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Sinclair ◽  
Paul J. Taylor

Context: Prophylactic knee bracing is extensively utilized in athletic populations to reduce the high risk from knee injuries, but its role in the attenuation of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) pathologies is not well understood. Objective: The aim of this investigation was to explore the effects of a prophylactic knee sleeve on ACL loading parameters linked to the etiology of injury in recreational athletes. Setting: Laboratory. Design: Repeated measures. Participants: Thirteen healthy male recreational athletes. Intervention: Participants performed run, cut, and single-leg hop movements under 2 conditions; prophylactic knee sleeve and no sleeve. Main Outcome Measures: Biomechanical data were captured using an 8-camera 3D motion capture system and a force platform. Peak ACL force, average ACL load rate, and instantaneous ACL load rate were quantified using a musculoskeletal modeling approach. Results: The results showed that both average and instantaneous ACL load rates were significantly reduced when wearing the knee sleeve in the hop (sleeve = 612.45/1286.39 N/kg/s and no sleeve = 743.91/1471.42 N/kg/s) and cut (sleeve = 222.55/1058.02 N/kg/s and no sleeve = 377.38/1183.01 N/kg/s) movements. Conclusions: Given the biomechanical association between ACL loading and the etiology of ACL injuries, it is proposed that athletes may be able to attenuate their risk from injury during cut and hop movements through utilization of a prophylactic knee sleeve.


2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
V. D. Bogatov ◽  
N. Kh. Bakhteeva ◽  
V. A. Mitrofanova

The purpose of the work is the follow-up of the late results of management of children and adolescents with knee injuries. Arthroscopy was performed to 68 patients. Resection and suturing of the torn meniscus and ACL reconstruction were performed. The results were followed up to eight years after operations. It was shown, that meniscal tears in children should be treated conservatively in most cases. The suturing of the torn menisci is preferable method. Indications for suturing are wider in children that in adults. ACL reconstruction in young patients is unpredictable in its results.


2009 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Hattersley ◽  
Jan Bruining ◽  
Julian Shield ◽  
Pal Njolstad ◽  
Kim C Donaghue

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-147
Author(s):  
Bertine Lahuis ◽  
Chantal Kemner ◽  
Herman Van Engeland

Objective:To find out whether the neurodevelopmental disorders autism and childhood-onset schizophrenia have a common developmental pathway and whether the abnormalities detected are ‘disorder-specific’, by reviewing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies.Methods:As a result of a Medline search, we were able to access 28 studies on autism and 12 studies on childhood-onset schizophrenia, which focused on children and adolescents.Results:Larger lateral ventricles were found to be a common abnormality in both disorders. ‘Disorder-specific’ abnormalities in patients with autism were larger brains, a larger thalamic area, and a smaller right cingulate gyrus. Subjects with childhood-onset schizophrenia were found to have smaller brains, a smaller amygdalum and thalamus, and a larger nucleus caudatus. In subjects with childhood-onset schizophrenia, abnormalities appeared to progress over a limited period of time.Conclusions:Because the study designs varied so much, the results should be interpreted cautiously. Before abnormalities found in the disorders can be designated as equal or ‘disorder-specific’, it will be essential to perform large longitudinal and cross-sectional follow-up studies.


2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 393-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saroj Prasad Panda ◽  
Girish Chinnaswamy ◽  
Tushar Vora ◽  
Maya Prasad ◽  
Deepak Bansal ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 330-334
Author(s):  
Yoichi Kaneuchi ◽  
Tomohiro Fujiwara ◽  
Yusuke Tsuda ◽  
Shinichirou Yoshida ◽  
Jonathan D. Stevenson ◽  
...  

Purpose Chondrosarcomas typically present in adults during the fifth to seventh decades and are rare in young patients. The biological behaviour and oncological outcomes may be different in children and adolescents. Methods We retrospectively evaluated the outcomes of all patients with chondrosarcoma of bone who were younger than 18 years of age at the time of diagnosis and were treated at our centre between 1995 and 2018. Results The 15 consecutive patients studied included nine male and six female cases, with a mean age at diagnosis of 13 years (7 to 17). The median follow-up was 117 months (30 to 277). The tumours were primary and secondary in ten and five patients, respectively. The tumours were central in 13 and surface in two patients. The tumour locations were the humerus in five, digits in five, femur in three, radius in one and pelvis in one patient. The histological grades were grade I in seven, grade II in seven and grade III in one patient. The surgical treatments were limb salvage in ten patients and ray amputation in five patients. The surgical margins were wide in eight, marginal in two and intralesional in five patients. All the patients were alive and continuously free of disease at the time of the last follow-up. No patient developed metastases or local recurrence. Conclusion Chondrosarcoma of bone in children and adolescent patients has a very good prognosis and is less aggressive compared with published outcomes in older patients. Level of evidence IV


2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Lucas M. Gutierrez ◽  
Matias Cullari ◽  
Maximiliano Ranaletta ◽  
Ignacio Tanoira ◽  
César Gomez ◽  
...  

Introducción: El síndrome del espacio cuadrilátero (QSS) es un cuadro clínico causado por la compresión nerviosa y/o vascular a nivel del espacio axilar lateral. La prevalencia de este síndrome se desconoce y se cree que es baja, sin embargo, formas de presentación incompleta podrían llevar a que el mismo sea subdiagnosticado. Objetivo: Describir un protocolo diagnóstico utilizado en una serie de casos consecutivos de pacientes con omalgia inespecífica y sospecha de QSS. Materiales y Métodos: De manera prospectiva se evaluaron 10 pacientes con omalgia agravada con la rotación externa forzada, uno de ellos con síntomas bilaterales. Se realizó electromiografía (EMG) de deltoides y redondo menor bilaterales, con estudios de conducción nerviosa. Los valores se compararon con el hombro sano, y con un grupo control. El diagnóstico se confirmó mediante resonancia magnética nuclear (RMN). Resultados: El EMG mostró en todos los casos atrapamiento con compromiso axonal de la rama para el redondo menor, con preservación de la inervación del deltoides. La RMN mostró en los 11 hombros afectados atrofia selectiva del redondo menor. Conclusión: El QSS en sus formas incompletas suele ser subdiagnosticado, siendo necesario mantener un alto índice de sospecha clínica frente a un cuadro de omalgia inespecífica. Palabras Claves: espacio cuadrilátero, omalgia, electromiografía, redondo menor, nervio axilar. Introduction: The quadrilateral space syndrome (QSS) has clinical features caused by a nervous and /or vascular compression at the lateral axillary space. The prevalence of this syndrome is unknown but it is believed to be low. Nevertheless, some cases with an incomplete clinical presentation might be misdiagnosed. Purpose: To describe a diagnostic protocol used in a series of consecutive cases of patients with non-specific omalgia and suspected QSS. Materials and Methods: Ten patients of both genders suffering shoulder pain aggravated by forced external rotation were prospectively evaluated.  One of them had bilateral symptoms. Evaluation included clinical examination, electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies of the deltoid and teres minor bilaterally. The results were compared with an age-matched control group. Diagnosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Results: The EMG showed in all the cases a selective entrapment of the branch for the teres minor, with preservation of the innervation of the deltoid. The RMN showed in the 11 affected shoulders selective atrophy of the teres minor. Conclusion: Incomplete presentations of the QSS are usually underdiagnosed, making it necessary to maintain a high index of clinical suspicion in front of any non-specific omalgia case. Key words: quadrilateral space, omalgia, electromyography, teres minor, axillary nerve.


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