Scoliosis and spinal deformities
Spinal conditions, such as scoliosis, can have a lifelong effect. Our program combines expert physicians, nurses, and physical therapists with the latest technology to provide the best treatment option for each child.
We detect and treat a wide range of spinal conditions, including:
- Back pain
- Kyphosis
- Scoliosis
- Spondylolysis
Sports injuries
We play offense and defense - we help young athletes improve their performance by treating injuries and reducing the risk of re-injury. Our Sports Medicine Care team includes physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and nutritionists, all focused on child care.
We treat many injuries for sports or other reasons:
- Ankle sprains and instability
- Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury
- Broken or fractured bones
- Cartilage defects
- Abortion with strong blow
- Dislocation including elbow, shoulder, patella, knee
- Growth plate injuries
- Hand injuries
- Heat-related illness
- Hip injuries
- Labrum tears
- Tendon tears (open and closed growth plates)
- Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury
- Growing tears
- Babysitter elbow
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
- Excessive injuries, including sprains and strains.
- Patella and knee dislocation
- Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury
- Tennis elbow
- Throwing wounds
- Pressure cracks
- We also have special programs for runners, cyclists, and female athletes.
Hip disorders
We are proud to have the first comprehensive hip care program on the West Coast. We help transform the hip with painful problems in childhood into a strong and healthy fruit, which becomes the basis of a healthy movement for life.
We treat hip disorders in people of all ages, including:
- Acetabular hip dysplasia / developmental dysplasia (DDH)
- Thigh descent
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
- Hip deformities
- Labrum tears
- Whooping cough
Foot and ankle disorders
Life requires healthy feet for walking, running, and playing. Led by Dr. Steven Frick, our foot and ankle disorders care team works closely with families to determine the best treatment option for each patient.
- Ankle sprains and instability
- Swelling (valgus toe)
- Charcot-Mary-Tooth deformity and cavernous foot
- Clubfoot
- Congenital vertical thalamus
- Fractures and injuries to the feet.
- Lower finger deformities
- Metatarsus addictus
- Osteoporosis and stress fractures
- Traumatic flatfoot deformity
- Polydactyly (extra leg)
- Syndactically (fused toe)
- Torsal Coalition
Bone and soft tissue tumors
Specialists in orthopedic surgery, pediatric oncology, radiology, pathology and radiation oncology come together to treat bone and soft tissue tumors in children.
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We treat benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumors, including:
- Desmoid tumor
- Ewing's sarcoma
- Osteogenic sarcoma (osteosarcoma)
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Blunts disease
- Cerebral palsy
- Clubfoot disability
- Congenital malformation
- Congenital dislocation of the hip
- Cracks
- Growth plate injuries
- Hip dysplasia
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
Childhood Orthopedic Conditions
Some common conditions found in children are:
- Broken bones
- Spinal deformities (scoliosis)
- Gait abnormalities and lameness
- Bone and joint infections1
- Painful joints after sport and activity.
- Also, there are certain orthopedic conditions in certain age groups, such as newborns.
Special Aspects of Orthopedic Care for Children
Sometimes the children felt like little adults. When it comes to orthopedics, it certainly isn't, and special attention should be paid when treating orthopedic problems in children.
Areas where children grow, often very fast, and where bone grows too fast are called the growth plate, which is prone to injury.
Healing from a growth plate injury often occurs very quickly because it grows rapidly in that area, a doctor must ensure that the growth plate is not damaged or that special treatment is needed for that growth plate.
Undiagnosed growth plate injuries can lead to growth abnormalities, such as early closure of the growth plate or abnormal bone growth.
It is important to consider age-specific lifestyle concerns or chronic problems associated with a pediatric orthopedic condition, especially when weighing treatment options. For example:
- Does the child need to limit her activities? If so, how and for how long?
- Should I avoid specific sports, running or jumping?
- Will this situation affect further growth and development?
- Is this condition likely to lead to chronic problems or does it require additional treatment?
- Will this lead to limitations in the future?
Children are less able than adults to express their symptoms or fears in a way that is easy to understand. Doctors treating young children with orthopedic problems (or anything else, for that matter) should be adept at gathering information about the child's condition, even if they can't ask simple medical questions like "Where does it hurt?" "
Who Treats Pediatric Orthopedic Problems
Not all bone problems require the care of a pediatric orthopedic specialist. Most problems are cared for by general orthopedists, pediatricians, or emergency care providers. However, when the problem is more complicated, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon is asked for help.
Pediatric orthopedic surgeons are specially trained in the management of bone and joint problems in children. The pediatric orthopedic surgeon has completed a decade or more of medical training, including four years of medical school, five years of residency training, and at least one year of specialized training in the management of childhood conditions.
Not all orthopedic departments in hospitals have pediatric orthopedic specialists, but many do. Sure, any pediatric hospital will have pediatric orthopedic specialists. You can search for providers in your area in the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America provider database.
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