Conditions We Treat

The Orthopedics Department at The Children's Hospital offers treatment for conditions including:

Foot Problems

• Clubfoot
• Flexible Flatfoot

Hand Problems

• Trigger Finger

Hip Problems

• Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
• Femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI)

Joint Problems

• Juvenile Arthritis (please see Immune System)

Limb Deformities

• Knocked Knees (Genu Valgum)
• Bowed Legs (Genu Varum or Blount’s Disease)
• Limb Length Discrepancy from birth or after a trauma or fracture
• Congenital Short Femur
• Fibular Hemimelia
• Radial Club Hand
• Other causes of limb deformity

Neuromuscular Problems

• Cerebral Palsy
• Spina Bifida
• Muscle Disease

Spine Problems

• Scoliosis
• Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis
• Kyphosis
• Back Pain
• Torticollis

Sports Injuries

• Torn ACL
• Torn Meniscus
• Knee Pain
  • Runner’s Knee
  • Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Trauma

• Fractures
• Strains
• Sprains
• Amputation

Tumors

• Bone cancer
• Osteosarcoma
• Ewing's sarcoma
• Non-malignant tumors