Cast Care
Cast Care: A cast is a medical device that supports and protects an injured bone as it heals. It can also help prevent muscle contractions and provide immobilization, especially after surgery. When a child breaks a bone, doctors often use a cast to...
Kneecap Instability or Dislocated Knee
Kneecap Instability or Dislocated Knee: Patellar instability, also known as kneecap instability, occurs when the patella (kneecap) falls out of the thighbone's femoral groove. Therefore, an unstable kneecap can cause a dislocated knee. Physical therapy and leg...
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Disease
Sinding-Larsen-Johansson Syndrome: The Sinding-Larsen-Johansson syndrome is short-term damage to the knee's growth plate. It mostly affects children and teenagers aged 10 to 14 and is usually caused by overuse as a result of sports participation. Rest, ice, and...
Autosomal Dominant
Autosomal Dominant: Autosomal dominant or dominance is a pattern of genetic inheritance that occurs within autosomes (non-sex chromosomes). Their appearance and function are mostly the result of the dominance of one parental gene over the other. In the...
ACL Tears
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear (ACL Tears): An ACL tear refers to one of the most common knee ailments in active children. Players who participate in sports like football, basketball, soccer, and volleyball, as well as persons who participate in physically...
Torticollis
Torticollis: When your baby's neck muscles force its head to move and spin to one side, this is known as torticollis. Also, wryneck refers to another name for this condition, which can occur by inheritance or by being acquired. Furthermore, tight or swollen...
Transient Synovitis
Transient Synovitis: Transient synovitis is a hip joint inflammation that produces discomfort, a limp, and the inability to bear weight. This appears as the most prevalent cause of hip discomfort in prepubescent children. It happens when a viral infection, such...
Orthopedic Birth Defects
Orthopedic Birth Defects: Orthopedic birth defects are disorders that damage a baby's bones and muscles, as well as the tendons and ligaments that connect them. During pregnancy, these issues arise during your baby's development in the uterus. Although some...
Orthopedic Surgeons
Orthopedic Surgeons: Orthopedic surgeons are doctors who specialize in the musculoskeletal system, which includes the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles that make movement and daily life possible. Pediatric orthopedic surgeons diagnose, treat, and...
Broken Clavicle
Clavicle Fracture (Broken Collarbone): A clavicle fracture is a break in the collarbone, which is one of the shoulder's primary bones. This is a rather common fracture, accounting for around 5% of all adult fractures. A fall onto the shoulder or outstretched...