BJ360 Paediatric Trials and Evidence Over Past Year

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In this engaging presentation, Daniel Perry welcomes the audience to Liverpool and dives into recent updates in children's orthopedics. He emphasizes the scarcity of randomized control trials in this field over the past couple of years, but highlights important news gathered from literature. Perry shares findings from a high-impact case report published in The Lancet, focusing on torus fractures of the distal radius— common injuries seen in pediatric fracture clinics. He details a randomized control trial involving 965 patients comparing treatment options for these fractures, where the data revealed no significant difference in pain or functional outcomes, suggesting that a simple bandage could be as effective as more traditional treatments.



Further, he discusses trends in surgical practices for supracondylar fractures and the preferred fixation techniques among pediatric versus adult surgeons. Other studies he references examine treatment methods for femoral fractures in young children and the nuances of handling distal tibial fractures. Perry concludes by urging attendees to implement recent findings in their practices and to contribute audit results that can help secure funding for ongoing research in orthopedic care.

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