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Children's Mercy Kansas City

2024

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Conservative Management Of Medial Femoral Condyle Osteochondritis Dissecans In The Pediatric Knee, Kennedy J. Morey, Brian Harvey, Kennison Adams, El Domingo-Johnson, Angie Vanderpool, Natalie Stork, Donna Pacicca, Brian Lee, Kevin Latz May 2024

Conservative Management Of Medial Femoral Condyle Osteochondritis Dissecans In The Pediatric Knee, Kennedy J. Morey, Brian Harvey, Kennison Adams, El Domingo-Johnson, Angie Vanderpool, Natalie Stork, Donna Pacicca, Brian Lee, Kevin Latz

Research Days

This study investigates the effectiveness of various non-operative treatments for osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) lesions in the medial femoral condyle (MFC) of the knee, a condition commonly affecting pediatric populations. Our project aims to evaluate outcomes such as symptom resolution, return to activity, and the potential for avoiding surgical intervention among patients undergoing different methods of conservative management. Through a retrospective analysis of patients, the study identifies trends in the effectiveness of different conservative treatment methods.


Speeding Up Time: An Old Back In A Young Athlete, Carey Wagoner, Greg Canty Apr 2024

Speeding Up Time: An Old Back In A Young Athlete, Carey Wagoner, Greg Canty

Posters

Case of a 16 year old female competitive dancer with chronic back pain. Previous diagnosis of mechanical low back pain being treated by PT without improvement. Further workup demonstrated bilateral spinal synovial cysts at L4/L5 facet joints. Patient underwent IR guided aspiration and steroid injection with resolution of her symptoms and ultimately returned to dance.


Something's Gnawing At Me, Catharine Kral, Brian Harvey Apr 2024

Something's Gnawing At Me, Catharine Kral, Brian Harvey

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17-year-old female presented to Sports Medicine clinic with a chief complaint of bilateral hip pain and difficulty walking who was found to have bilateral ovarian teratoma.


Position Specific Injury Patterns In Male Developmental Academy Soccer Players, Andrew Donaldson, Catharine Kral, Shannon Margherio, Mckeenna Noe, Brian S. Harvey Jan 2024

Position Specific Injury Patterns In Male Developmental Academy Soccer Players, Andrew Donaldson, Catharine Kral, Shannon Margherio, Mckeenna Noe, Brian S. Harvey

Presentations

Background: Despite the availability of high-quality evidence describing injury patterns in European professional soccer players, there is a paucity of data regarding American athletes. This disparity is accentuated for elite youth athletes. Our study identifies position-specific injury patterns occurring in elite youth male soccer players. Hypothesis: We hypothesize that there are injury types, locations, and specific injuries that occur most frequently in elite youth soccer players and that certain positions have a higher frequency of these injuries than others. Methods: Data from a retrospective review of the IRB-approved Male Academy Soccer Registry from August 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022 …