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The Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics (JCO) is the official journal of the European Paediatric Orthopaedics Society (EPOS). It is a scholarly, peer reviewed, scientific open access journal providing a forum for the advancement of the knowledge and education in paediatric orthopaedics and traumatology across geographical borders. The journal publishes high quality, peer-reviewed articles that focus on clinical practice, diagnosis and View full journal description

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Lateral malleolus reconstruction for fibular hemimelia as a prevention of foot deformity recurrence following tibial lengthening—A long-term analysis

  • Milud Shadi
  • Piotr Janusz
  • Eliza Kortus
  • Tomasz Kotwicki
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Response to letter: Assessment of postoperative range of motion in pediatric patients undergoing surgical reduction and fixation of lateral condyle fractures

  • Gabrielle Rogie
  • Timothy Borden
  • Lindsay Crawford
  • Surya Mundluru
  • Brennan Roper
  • Rohini Mahajan Vanodia
  • Shiraz Younas
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Open supracondylar humerus fractures in children: Associated injuries and clinical outcomes

  • Abdulsamet Emet
  • Grace Armet
  • Connor Luck
  • Taha Aksoy
  • Stephen A. Mendelson
  • Ozgur Dede
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Comparison of bone age between both limbs in patients with congenital hemihyperplasia or hemihypoplasia: A retrospective study

  • Wonik Lee
  • Jung Min Ko
  • Ki Ill Song
  • Su Yeon Yu
  • Mi Hyun Song
  • Tae-Joon Cho
  • Chang Ho Shin
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Epidemiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

  • Markus Rafael Konieczny
  • Hüsseyin Senyurt
  • Rüdiger Krauspe
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Treatment choices for recurrent patellar instability in children and adolescents

  • Jaakko Sinikumpu
  • Nicolas Nicolaou
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Achondroplasia: Current concept of orthopaedic management

  • Gabriel T Mindler
  • Alexandra Stauffer
  • Catharina Chiari
  • Kiril Mladenov
  • Joachim Horn
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Diagnosis and management of septic arthritis: A current concepts review

  • Ignacio Sanpera
  • Marta Salom
  • Cristina Alves
  • Deborah Eastwood
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Back pain in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A comprehensive review

  • Juhyung K An
  • Daniel Berman
  • Jacob Schulz
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Readability assessment of patient educational materials for pediatric spinal conditions from top academic orthopedic institutions

  • Christopher Michel
  • Christopher Dijanic
  • George Abdelmalek
  • Suleiman Sudah
  • Daniel Kerrigan
  • George Gorgy
  • Praveen Yalamanchili
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Epidemiology, natural evolution, pathogenesis, clinical spectrum, and management of Legg–Calvé–Perthes

  • Benjamin Joseph
  • Hitesh Shah
  • Daniel C Perry
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Nusinersen therapy changed the natural course of spinal muscular atrophy type 1: What about spine and hip?

  • Niyazi Erdem Yasar
  • Guzelali Ozdemir
  • Elif Uzun Ata
  • Mustafa Okan Ayvali
  • Naim Ata
  • Mahir Ulgu
  • Ebru Dumlupınar
  • Suayip Birinci
  • Izzet Bingol
  • Senol Bekmez
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