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Bryce’s Treatment is a Home Run

Bryce’s Treatment is a Home Run

Header image courtesy of Eddie Kelly/ProLook. When an injury threatened to keep Bryce off the baseball field for nine months, he and his family turned to Scottish Rite for Children to get him back in the game. Bryce has always loved baseball. “I’ve been playing...

Does my child need surgery to fix a clavicle fracture?

Does my child need surgery to fix a clavicle fracture?

Pediatric orthopedic surgeons Henry B. Ellis, M.D., and Philip L. Wilson, M.D., along with colleagues from the multicenter study group Factors Associated with Clavicle Treatment Study (FACTS) have published another set of findings in the American Journal of Sports...

Sports Specialization and Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes

Sports Specialization and Overuse Injuries in Young Athletes

Article originally published in the Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas newsletter. Written by sports medicine physician Jane S. Chung, M.D. Print the PDF The good old days of unstructured child driven “free play” has been largely replaced by the current sports...

Little Leaguer’s Shoulder Syndrome

Little Leaguer’s Shoulder Syndrome

We continue to see preventable injuries in young throwing athletes. We are hopeful that continued efforts to educate parents, athletes and coaches will encourage them to comply with recommendations for pitch counts and days of rest to protect throwing arms. Children...