A spica cast is often used for hip dysplasia and for fractures that require the thigh bone and pelvis to be kept still. Children who have spica casts need special care to prevent possible ...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… Parents caring for children with special medical needs or chronic illness deserve special parenting awards, extra vacations, and only gold-star treatment ...

Purpose: Document the incidence of skin relatedcomplications in children treated with a spica castfor femur fractures and determine associated castchange charges. Background: Closed reduction and ...

FLINT, MI -- Two orthopedic surgeons cast a crash dummy and then buckled it into a car seat at Kettering University's Crash Safety Center. They're part of a collaboration Kettering University and ...

He finally got it in the sweetest way. When Quinn Harper was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at 6-weeks-old, she was placed in a Pavlik harness -- a harness designed to keep a baby's hips aligned in the ...