Free vascularized fibular flap for congenital ulnar pseudarthrosis: a report of two cases and review of the literatureSamer El Hage
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
Ann Plast Surg 62:329-34. 2009
..The main challenge concerned the stability of the radiocapitellar joint. There was no complication at the donor site. Free vascularized fibula is a safe and effective method for the treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the ulna...
- 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...
Is visual estimation of passive range of motion in the pediatric lower limb valid and reliable?Rami Rachkidi
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beyrouth, Lebanon
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:126. 2009
..Few papers discussed its validity in children orthopedics' practice. The purpose of our study was to assess validity and reliability of VE for passive range of motions (PROMs) of children's lower limbs...
- Risk of recurrent dislocation and avascular necrosis after proximal femoral varus osteotomy in children with cerebral palsy
Rami 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...
- Skeletal features of primary hyperoxaluria type 1, revisited
Samer El Hage
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Boulevard Alfred Naccache, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
J Child Orthop 2:205-10. 2008
..The purpose of this study was to describe the skeletal manifestations of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), the most common of the primary hyperoxalurias...
- Pediatric cervical spine instability
Ismat Ghanem
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Boulevard Alfred Naccache, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
J Child Orthop 2:71-84. 2008
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- Radiofrequency application to the growth plate in the rabbit: a new potential approach to epiphysiodesis
Ismat 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...
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...
