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Pediatric Orthopedic Conditions We Treat

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
  • 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

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