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Rib fixation for humeral lengthening following interscapulothoracic resection for malignant tumorIsmat B Ghanem
Hotel-Dieu de France University Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop B 11:245-50. 2002..At a 3-year follow-up, the patient was satisfied, with an improved cosmesis and function of his limb...- Congenital dislocation of the patella. Part I: pathologic anatomyI Ghanem
Saint Joseph University, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop 20:812-6. 2000..Congenital dislocation of the patella must be distinguished from other patellar dislocations in children. The severity of structural anomalies is mainly owing to its prenatal onset. Congenital.. - Pediatric cervical spine instabilityIsmat Ghanem
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Boulevard Alfred Naccache, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
J Child Orthop 2:71-84. 2008.... - Epidemiology, etiology, and genetic aspects of reduction deficiencies of the lower limbIsmat Ghanem
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
J Child Orthop 2:329-32. 2008..This paper is intended to refamiliarize the orthopaedic community with basic genetic aspects regulating reduction deficiencies of the lower limbs, and to emphasize on the importance and indications of genetic counseling... - The management of osteoid osteoma: updates and controversiesIsmat Ghanem
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
Curr Opin Pediatr 18:36-41. 2006..The purpose of this review is to highlight and discuss current developments in the management of osteoid osteoma... - Recurrent Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease revisited: fake or reality?Ismat Ghanem
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop B 14:422-5. 2005..Recurrent Perthes' disease is very rare. We did not identify any risk factors for recurrence. A worse outcome is more closely related to an older age of the patient at recurrence than to recurrence itself... - Is MRI effective in detecting intraarticular abnormalities of the injured knee?Ismat Ghanem
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
J Med Liban 50:168-74. 2002..The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of MRI in detecting intraarticular abnormalities in patients who sustained an injury of their knee, by comparing its findings to those of arthroscopy... - "Perthes-like" changes in a free riding untreated congenital dislocated hipIsmat B Ghanem
Department of Orthopaedics, Hôtel Dieu de France University Hospital Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
J Med Liban 50:63-6. 2002.... - Percutaneous radiofrequency coagulation of osteoid osteoma in children and adolescentsIsmat Ghanem
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop B 12:244-52. 2003..This precise and minimally invasive method is safe, effective and associated with reduced health care resources. It could be recommended as the treatment of choice for osteoid osteoma of the limbs in children and adolescents... - Langerhans cell histiocytosis of bone in children and adolescentsIsmat Ghanem
Children s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Pediatr Orthop 23:124-30. 2003..Lesions in group I and II patients had a considerable potential for spontaneous healing. Group III patients had the worst prognosis. Current chemotherapy protocols have a high morbidity and produce a variable response... - Congenital dislocation of the patella. Part II: orthopaedic managementI Ghanem
Saint Joseph University, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop 20:817-22. 2000..9 years, all the patients are able to walk on their operated limb, and the patella is centered in the trochlea in all the cases. Knee mobility, rotatory dislocation, and daily function were improved in seven cases... - Tibial/femoral hypoplasia with "hook" pelvis: a potentially unique dysostosisAndre Megarbane
Unite de Genetique Medicale, Faculte de Medecine, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
Am J Med Genet 112:394-6. 2002..To the best of our knowledge, this combination of multiple congenital skeletal abnormalities has not been reported before... - Prenatal growth deficiency with narrowness of the cervical spine, subglottic stenosis, hip dislocation, and severe delayed bone ossification: a new skeletal dysplasiaAndre Megarbane
Unite de Genetique Medicale, Faculte de Medecine, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
Am J Med Genet 112:70-4. 2002..The boy's parents are first cousins, suggesting recessive inheritance. To the best of our knowledge, this association has not been reported before, and may be considered a novel syndrome... - Percutaneous radiofrequency coagulation of osteoid osteoma of the "Neural Spinal Ring"Elie I Samaha
Department of Neurosurgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Alfred Naccache Boulevard, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
Eur Spine J 14:702-5. 2005..Three cases of osteoid osteomas of the spine, adjacent to neural elements, were treated with CT-guided thermal coagulation... - Is percutaneous adductor tenotomy as effective and safe as the open procedure?Samer El Hage
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop 30:485-8. 2010..We conducted this prospective study to describe the effects of PAT and to compare them with those of OAT... - Osteomyelitis of the rib due to Streptococcus pneumoniae: a very rare condition in childrenIbrahim Kalouche
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, , Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop B 14:55-60. 2005..This case demonstrates that the spectrum of pathogens potentially responsible for rib osteomyelitis may be broader than previously reported. The management and outcome are similar to rib osteomyelitis due to any other bacteria... - A newly recognized autosomal recessive syndrome with short stature and oculo-skeletal involvementAndre Megarbane
Unite de Genetique Medicale, Faculte de Medecine, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
Am J Med Genet A 140:1491-6. 2006..The children's parents are first cousins. Differential diagnoses are discussed and the possibility of a newly recognized oculo-skeletal syndrome is raised... - Risk of recurrent dislocation and avascular necrosis after proximal femoral varus osteotomy in children with cerebral palsyRami Khalife
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop B 19:32-7. 2010..Avascular necrosis was observed in 33 hips (37%): 26 minor and seven severe. Older age at surgery and high preoperative Reimer's migration index seem statistically significant risk factors... - Multifocal Ewing sarcoma of the footHayan Rammal
Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 30:298-300. 2008..The patient underwent chemotherapy, below-knee amputation, and lung irradiation. To the best of the authors' knowledge, no similar case has been previously reported in the literature... - Is bone lengthening over an intramedullary prosthesis stem possible and safe?Elie Romanos
Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop B 17:307-9. 2008..To the best of the authors' knowledge, no similar case has been previously reported in the literature. Although the goal of bone lengthening was achieved, this procedure should be avoided because of the high risk of secondary infection... - A multiplex family with possible metaphyseal Spahr-type dysplasia and exclusion of RMRP and COL10A1 as candidate genesAndre Megarbane
Unite de Genetique Medicale, Faculte de Medecine, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
Am J Med Genet A 146:1865-70. 2008..We are aware of only two previous reports of families with clinical features similar to the Spahr type of metaphyseal chondrodysplasia... - The risk of neuro-orthopaedic malformations following in-vitro fertilizationSamer El Hage
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop B 15:229-32. 2006..We concluded that the increased risk of neuro-orthopaedic malformations after in-vitro fertilization is not due to the technique itself but rather to factors associated with it... - Radiofrequency application to the growth plate in the rabbit: a new potential approach to epiphysiodesisIsmat Ghanem
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Boulevard Alfred Naccache, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop 29:629-35. 2009..We postulated that radiofrequency ablation may produce growth plate lesions similar to those observed in the bone and conducted this study to see whether radiofrequency may be used as a technique for producing epiphysiodesis... - Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation owing to neck burnElie Romanos
Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop B 16:437-41. 2007..Conservative measures were unable to prevent progression, thus requiring surgical intervention... - Combined regional and general anesthesia for ambulatory peripheral orthopedic surgery in childrenClaudine E L Khoury
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Hotel Dieu de France, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
J Pediatr Orthop B 18:37-45. 2009..RA used with level I or II analgesics is compatible with ambulatory peripheral pediatric orthopedic surgery. Resulting good analgesia and postoperative comfort render the ambulatory mode to be favored by the parents...