For trainees
Children's knee conditions for trainees
Each page covers epidemiology, assessment, classification, management and outcomes, with a critical appraisal of the evidence and a full reference list with DOI links.
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Conditions covered
Paediatric ACL Injury: Trainee Guide
Epidemiology, assessment, skeletal maturity, timing, physeal-sparing techniques, graft choice, growth disturbance and return to sport, with a critical appraisal of the evidence.
Read the trainee page (draft)Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Knee: Trainee Guide
Definitions, MRI stability criteria, classification, the management algorithm, drilling and fixation evidence, the 2023 AAOS update and a critical appraisal.
Read the trainee page (draft)Paediatric Meniscal Injury: Trainee Guide
Vascularity by age, tear patterns, assessment, the four Rs of management, repair technique, concurrent ACL injury, outcomes and failure data, with a critical appraisal.
Read the trainee page (draft)Discoid Lateral Meniscus: Trainee Guide
Epidemiology, classification systems, MRI criteria, a treatment algorithm, saucerization and repair technique, outcomes and open controversies.
Read the trainee page (draft)Paediatric Tibial Spine Fractures: Trainee Guide
Classification, associated injuries, timing, closed reduction, arthroscopic fixation options, biomechanics, rehabilitation, outcomes and labelled unit practice data, with a critical appraisal.
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