What is Pediatric Orthopedics?
It is a super specialty branch in orthopaedics to evaluate & treat the musculoskeletal (bone, joints & muscles) problems in a child who is still growing. It includes newborns to teenagers..
Problems treated in Pediatric Orthopedics
A child is not a young adult. Musculoskeletal problems in children are different from those in adults. Since children are growing, their response to infections, trauma, and deformities are different from adults & need to be managed by specialized pediatric orthopedic surgeon. Common problems in children includes: -
- Trauma & Fractures
- Congenital deformities present since birth like Clubfoot, DDH, Vertical talus etc.
- Developmental deformities like SCFE, Perthese, Bow leg, Knock knee
- Spine deformities like Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Pott’s spine etc
- Bone & Joints infections (Septic arthritis, Osteomyelitis)
- Nutritional deficiency like Rickets, Growth pain etc…
- Gait problems like In toeing/ out toeing gait
- Limb length discrepancy
- Short stature & Bone dysplasia
Personalized Care That Involves the entire family
We treat children with a wide range of conditions ranging from broken bones to more serious life-threatening conditions:
- Bow legs
- Club feet
- Fractures & broken bones
- Sports and other injuries
- Trauma
- Tumors of the bone and joints