Category Archives: Pediatric Orthopaedics
Snapping Hip
Sometimes when you get up from a chair you feel or hear a “snap” or pop in the hip.This is harmless but annoying and many young dancers or athletes present with this complaint. The cause is usually the movement of … Continue reading
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
There are many causes of hip pain in the growing child, and one of the most puzzling is slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE). In this condition, the ball at the upper end of the femur slips backwards, causing malalignment of … Continue reading
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Flat Feet
Flat feet (pes planus) is a common diagnosis, but it is not clear that the diagnosis of flat feet represents a disease that requires treatment. Many years ago the diagnosis of flat feet was associated with a condition called rigid … Continue reading
Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a condition common in children in which the spine grows in a curve to the side, front or back. This can be caused by bony deformity at birth (congenital scoliosis) or more commonly the cause is unknown but … Continue reading
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Growth Plate Injuries
The growth plates or epiphyses are areas at the ends of childrens’ bones which provide the longitudinal growth of the bones. The growth plates can be injured in fractures and may need precise reduction in surgery or by manipulation. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Pediatric Fractures
Fractures in the growing child usually heal well with casting, and show a remarkable ability to remodel (to grow straight). Fracture alignment which would be unacceptable in an adult often is acceptable and can literally “grow straight” under the correct … Continue reading
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Introduction To Pediatric Orthopaedics
Children are not just small adults and the skeleton is not the same either. The bones and muscles are growing both longitudinally and circumferentially, and it is this growth process which makes treatment of children different from adult orthopedic treatment.
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Introduction To Fractures
Broken bones are of course the most common orthopedic malady. They can happen to anyone from newborns to the very elderly. The constant factor in all fractures is that a stress occurs which is greater than the strength of the … Continue reading
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Hand and Forearm Injuries
Injuries to the arms typically are caused by falling on an outstretched hand, but the forces can lead to fractures of the hand , wrist, forearm and elbow. Non displaced fractures can be treated with casts or splints and usually … Continue reading
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Neck and Back Injuries in Sports
Neck and back injuries occur frequently in high speed and collision sports, and the outcome can be devastating. Early immobilization, a focussed exam and early imaging are critical to achieving the best outcome. Less serious injuries ( strains and contusions) … Continue reading
Filed under Pediatric Orthopaedics, Spine, Sports Injuries
