COMMITMENT TO DISCOVERY
Pediatric Research
The Pediatric Orthopaedics Section conducts comprehensive pediatric research , ranging from sports medicine to trauma . The section aims to discover new treatments for diseases like scoliosis and other spinal problems , pediatric fractures , deformities , and neuromuscular conditions .
The section is housed at Children ’ s of Alabama , the state ’ s only freestanding children ’ s hospital , boasting 380 inpatient beds and 18 state-of-the-art operating rooms . Our surgeon-scientists understand pediatric orthopaedics from a clinical care setting and apply that to the lab . Research is also conducted for conditions such as spina bifida , cerebral palsy , limb deficiency , spasticity , brachial plexus , and metabolic bone disease .
The physicians of the Pediatric Orthopaedics Section are passionate about conducting research that will better the lives of their patients and others across the nation .
Selected Publications
• Conklin MJ , Pearson JM . The Musculoskeletal Aspects of Obesity in Neuromuscular Conditions . Orthop Clin North Am . 2018 Jul ; 49 ( 3 ): 325-333 .
• Conklin MJ , Kishan S , Nanayakkara CB , Rosenfeld SR . Orthopedic Guidelines for the Care of People With Spina Bifida . J Pediatr Rehabil Med . 2020 ; 13 ( 4 ): 629-635 .
• Jardaly AH , Hicks JW , Doyle JS , Conklin MJ , Gilbert SR . Co-Occurrence of Blount ’ s Disease and Legg-Calvé- Perthes Disease : Is Obesity a Factor ? J Pediatr Orthop B . 2021 Jun 17 ..
• Jardaly A , Conklin M , Ashley P , Gilbert SR . Closed Reduction In the Treatment of Tibial Tubercle Fractures . Injury . 2021 Jun ; 52 ( 6 ): 1336-1340
• Ashley P , Gilbert SR . Obesity in Pediatric Trauma . Orthop Clin North Am . 2018 Jul ; 49 ( 3 ): 335-343 . doi : 10.1016 / j . ocl . 2018.02.007 . PMID : 29929715 .
• Williams K , Hughes D , Horan M . Vitamin D Trends in the Pediatric Orthopaedic Population : A Survey . J Pediatr Orthop . 2020 Jan ; 40 ( 1 ): e58-e62 . PMID : 30998583 . uabmedicine . org / referortho 23