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Pediatric Compartment Syndrome
Viegas, Rui; Viegas, Rui; Carvalho, Marcos; Cabral, João; Sá Cardoso, Pedro; Tarquini, Oliana; Balacó, Inês; Ling, Tah Pu; Alves, CristinaIntroduction: Compartment syndrome (CS) is an orthopedic emergency. Diagnosis is particularly difficult in children because of the challenges inherent to communication and clinical examination. This paper aims to present a pediatric case series of CS and to analyze its etiology, diagnosis, treatment and complications as well as to assess the quality of life of the patients at least 1 year after the event. Metho...
Musculoskeletal manifestations of acute leukemia
Cordeiro, Catarina; Teixeira, Catarina; Jerónimo, Mónica; Silva, Sónia; Azevedo, Joana; Nascimento, João; Carvalho, Marcos; Tarquini, OlianaAcute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cause of malignancy in pediatric age. With the exception of musculoskeletal tumors, ALL is one of the malignancies most commonly associated with musculoskeletal symptoms at initial presentation. Some children with ALL are initially referred to Orthopedics for diagnostic evaluation, and a high index of clinical suspicion is required to avoid diagnostic delay....