PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS is a specialized branch of Orthopedics that focuses on managing musculoskeletal (bone, joint, or muscle) problems in a child who is still growing. This includes newborn babies through teenagers. The musculoskeletal system in children plays a crucial role in a child's growth, development, and overall well-being. A child is not a 'small adult' physically mentally and emotionally and the musculoskeletal system behaves differently from that of an adult. Moreover, they have physis and growth potential, which need to be preserved for them to become mature adults. All these make children so special and thus the need for trained specialists to ensure they get the best possible care. Any musculoskeletal problem can cause alteration in growth potential which can eventually lead to a deformity. Timely identification of the problem and the right intervention at the right time will not only prevent the deformity but also prevent the child from suffering a life-long disability. Our best-trained and most experienced caring team of Pediatric orthopaedic surgeons understand the unique needs of children with orthopaedic injuries and disorders.
• Trauma / Injuries - Fracture and Dislocations and it’s Complications/Sequalae
• Bone & Joints Infections and it’s Sequalae
• Congenital disorders (conditions present at birth): like
1. Conongenital anomalies or deficiencies
2. Clubfoot / CTEV and Radial club hand (RCH)
3. Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy (BPBP)
4. CPT (Congenital Pseudoarthrosis of Tibia)
5. CMT (Congenital Muscular Torticollis)
• Developmental issues: like o Developmental Dysplasia of Hip (DDH), Perthes Disease, SFCE, Coxa Vara o Genu Varum, Blount’s Disease & Genu Valgum, Cubitus varus & Valgus o Flatfoot, Hallux Valgus
• Deformities - Deformity Correction / Growth Modulation / Limb Lengthening of Upper and Lower limbs.
• Cerebral Palsy (CP) – Toe Walking, Knee FFD, Crouch gait, Hip Deformity • Skeletal Dysplasia - disorders of growth and development that affect cartilage and bone
• Muscular Dystrophy - DMD
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)
• Sports injury in children like Habitual or Recurrent Dislocation of Patella
• Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumours
• Antenatal Counselling for Congenital Orthopaedic Problems on anomaly scan like Foot Deformities- Clubfeet, Limb deficiency, Arthrogryposis/AMC etc