Biomedical subjects

David L Skaggs

Publications and source records attributed to David L Skaggs.

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Treatment of hip dislocation in Kabuki syndrome: a report of three hips in two patients.

The incidence of hip dislocation in Kabuki syndrome (KS) is thought to be between 18% and 40%. Although hip dislocation is apparently well recognized in KS, to our knowledge, its management and outcome have not previously been addressed in the literature. We report 2 children (3 hips) with KS and hip dislocation who underwent surgical treatment with a minimum of 24-month follow-up. In addition, we review the current literature on the treatment of orthopaedic problems in KS.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗

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Quality of evaluation and management of children requiring timely orthopaedic surgery before admission to a tertiary pediatric facility.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of evaluation and management of children requiring timely orthopaedic surgery before admission to a tertiary pediatric facility. A retrospective chart review was performed on 372 consecutive children who underwent orthopaedic surgery for a diagnosis of fracture, infection, slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), or compartment syndrome during a 22-month period at the authors' facility. Of the 372 children, 142 children (38%) first received medical care elsewhere; these are the subjects of this study. Before being seen at the authors' institution, 27 children (19%) had a problem in treatment or diagnosis and 18 (13%) had a delay in diagnosis or treatment of greater than 48 hours. Problems in diagnosis included five children with unrecognized open fractures, four of whom did not receive antibiotics; six children with missed SCFE, five of whom were not made non-weight-bearing; and six missed closed fractures. Delay in treatment occurred for 15 fractures, with a mean delay of >7 days until surgical treatment. Insurance status and primary language of the family were not associated with problems or delays in treatment. Overall, 32% of children undergoing time-sensitive orthopaedic surgery at a tertiary pediatric center had problems or delays in the medical care they received before transfer.

California↗

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Comparison of proximal and distal rotational femoral osteotomy in children with cerebral palsy.

This study compares the complication rates and results of 27 proximal (intertrochanteric) and 51 distal femoral rotational osteotomies in 48 patients with static encephalopathy. There was no significant difference between the 14% rate of orthopaedic complications in the intertrochanteric osteotomy (ITO) group and the 10% rate in the distal osteotomy (DO) group. Loss of fixation occurred in three of 51 limbs (6%) in the DO group and in none of 27 limbs in the ITO group. If the results of one surgeon are excluded, fixation loss occurred in one of the 49 remaining DO cases (2%). There was one delayed union in the study population (1/27 limbs [4%] in the ITO group). Of the 33 limbs studied with postoperative gait analysis, overcorrection was present in two limbs (6%): one of 10 limbs (10%) in the ITO group and one of 23 (4%) in the DO group. Static and dynamic measures of femoral rotation improved in both groups, and no statistically significant differences were present between the two groups. Though variable, the mean change in dynamic and static measurements postoperatively was approximately 40% less than the amount of derotation reported at surgery.

Adolescent↗