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A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of medical records concludes that delaying surgical treatment of the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in some children is associated with a higher risk of new tears in the meniscus and cartilage after the initial injury to the ligament, which helps join the thigh bone to the shin bone.
LAS VEGAS — A presentation here provided updated consensus-based best practice guidelines for defining high risk and preventing, diagnosing and treating surgical site infections in high-risk pediatric spine surgery cases.“Surgical site infection is a common problem in high-risk pediatric spine surgery and also a great source of morbidity or an issue or expense, return to hospital,