SummaryA computerized MEDLINE search was performed to determine the publication pattern of the abstracts submitted for podium presentation at the 1991–1994 annual meetings of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA). The publication percentage for all papers submitted to the POSNA meetings from 1991 through 1994 was 45%. Fifty-three percent of papers accepted for podium presentation were ultimately published in comparison with 38% of those not accepted for presentation (p< 0.001). The mean time to publication was 29 months and did not differ significantly for the two groups. The majority of papers (65%) were published in eitherJournal of Pediatric Orthopaedics(48%) orThe Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery(American) (17%). The frequency of ultimate publication of abstracts submitted to the annual POSNA meetings compares favorably with the rates for other medical subspecialties.