Adolescents Make Similar Gains as Children After SEMLS
June 18, 2024
New findings show that older adolescents with cerebral palsy can still benefit from single event multilevel surgery.
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Fracture Risk Is Low After Femoral Osteotomy in Children With Cerebral Palsy
October 19, 2023
Study finds that only 1 in 50 children with cerebral palsy experience a periprosthetic fracture after a femoral osteotomy.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Fund Honors Vernon Tolo, MD
July 21, 2023
A new endowment honors Vernon Tolo, MD, and supports orthopedic education and research at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
New Guidelines for Hamstring Lengthening and Guided Growth Surgery
October 7, 2022
Robert Kay, MD, shares new international consensus on addressing knee problems in children with cerebral palsy.
Understanding the Long-Term Impact of Hamstring Lengthening
August 11, 2022
New research finds a significant long-term increase in anterior pelvic tilt in children who undergo hamstring lengthening.
A Game-Changer for Young Children With Femur Fractures
July 12, 2022
Study shows that a pre-made brace provides equal healing to a body cast for young children with broken femurs.
After a Broken Arm, Parker Is Back In the Swing of Things
February 16, 2022
The 5-year-old's family credits a team of fracture experts at Children's Hospital Los Angeles for helping their daughter recover from a playground accident.
Robert M. Kay, MD, named Division Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and Medical Director of The Children’s Orthopaedic Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
July 19, 2021
The Children’s Orthopaedic Center is ranked fourth in the nation in pediatric orthopaedics by U.S. News & World Report. In a typical year, the Children’s Orthopaedic Center team performs more than 150
Reaching New Heights
January 20, 2017
Imagine a newborn so small you can hold her entire body in one hand. Then imagine the overwhelming concern and responsibility you would feel for her fragile life if this were your own child. For
Step by Step, Adam Achieves His Dreams
November 2, 2016
On an uncharacteristically cold and blustery day in Miami this year, Adam Wolf did something that doctors—and he himself—once thought impossible: He got up out of his wheelchair and walked. He walked