Michael Stephens
Boston Children's Hospital
12 Papers
43 Citations
Michael Stephens is an academic researcher from Boston Children's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Occupational safety and health. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 12 publications.
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Papers
Birth-associated femoral fractures: incidence and outcome
TL;DR: All patients in this study, regardless of treatment, had a satisfactory clinical outcome, with no evidence of limb length discrepancy or angular deformity on follow-up.
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Foot deformities in children with cerebral palsy
TL;DR: Clinical observation suggests that deformities of the foot and ankle are common in children with cerebral palsy and related to the type of cerebral palsies and mobility status.
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Regulatory Polymorphisms and their Contribution to Interindividual Differences in the Expression of Enzymes Influencing Drug and Toxicant Disposition
TL;DR: The unexpected paucity of human protein encoding genes suggested that polymorphisms altering gene expression might be more important than initially thought, including specific discussion regarding knowledge gaps and future research opportunities.
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Impact of dedicated skate parks on the severity and incidence of skateboard- and rollerblade-related pediatric fractures.
Eoin Sheehan,Kevin J. Mulhall,Stephen Kearns,Phillip O'connor,Frank Mcmanus,Michael Stephens,D McCormack +6 more
TL;DR: The findings indicated that the use of skate parks is associated with a significant increase in the severity of fracture, and there should be closer supervision and training of children and more emphasis on limb protective gear.
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An epidemic of roller-blade injuries in children
TL;DR: It was found that injuries were unrelated to age or duration of roller-blading experience or to the brand-name of roller blades used, and that most of the patients wore no protective equipment at the time of injury.
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