Pediatric Orthopedic Conditions We Treat

Our pediatric orthopedic doctors are experienced at treating a variety of orthopedic conditions in children. We are here to help you navigate your child’s condition, from fractures to deformities to cancer. 

Fractures

• Elbow fractures – Supracondylar humerus
• Femur fractures
• Multiple fractures
• Wrist fractures – Distal radius

Sports-Related Injuries

• Overuse injuries
• Ligament sprains
• Apophysitis
• Meniscal tears
• ACL tears in children, teens and young adults
• Multiligament knee injuries

Scoliosis and Other Spine Conditions 

• Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS)
• Early-onset scoliosis (EOS)
• Infantile idiopathic scoliosis
• Spondylolysis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Scheuermann’s kyphosis
• Klippel-Feil Syndrome

Hip Conditions

• Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
• Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
• Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCP)
• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)

Limb Deformities

• Blount disease (tibia vara)
• Idiopathic genu valgum
• Idiopathic and traumatic limb-length discrepancies
• Congenital limb deficiency
  • Femoral deficiency / Proximal femoral focal deficiency (PFFD)
  • Tibial deficiency (tibial hemimelia)
  • Fibular deficiency (fibular hemimelia)

Neuromuscular Disorders

• Cerebral palsy
• Spina bifida / Myelomeningocele
• Muscular dystrophy
• Spinal muscular atrophy

Genetic and Other Syndromes

• Osteogenesis imperfecta
• Down syndrome
• Skeletal dysplasias (formerly called dwarfism)
• Chromosome abnormalities
• Rickets

Bone Tumors

• Benign bone growths
  • Bone cysts – unicameral and aneurysmal bone cysts
  • Osteochondroma (formerly called hereditary multiple exostoses)
• Malignant bone growths
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Ewing’s sarcoma