Pediatric Orthopedics
Last Update Date: 4/15/2024 11:35:10 AM
It deals with the surgical treatment of all kinds of musculoskeletal system (bone, joint, ligament muscle and tendon) problems in the period from birth to adult age group in children. The most important difference that distinguishes it from adult orthopedics and traumatology is that it deals with problems of the musculoskeletal system that is still growing.
What Is Pediatric Orthopedics?
Pediatric orthopedics is a medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of problems related to bones, joints, muscles and connective tissues of children aged 0-18. These diseases can be congenital or acquired later. Pediatric orthopedists use various methods for the treatment of these diseases. These methods may include drug therapy, physical therapy, orthopedic devices and surgical intervention.
Pediatric orthopedics plays an important role for the healthy development of children. Pediatric orthopedists help children grow and develop normally by diagnosing children's musculoskeletal problems at an early stage and providing a suitable treatment.
Which Diseases Does Pediatric Orthopedics Treat?
If there is a suspicion that your child has a gait disorder, hip joint problem, limping, curvature or deformity of the legs, length difference between the legs, foot deformity, poor posture, spinal deformity, bone fractures, joint dislocations, bone and joint infections or musculoskeletal tumor, it is necessary to consult a pediatric orthopedist.
- Treatment of bone deformities and shortness (Correction of deformity and bone extension)
- Treatment of orthopedic problems caused by neurological diseases in children (Cerebral palsy, spina bifida)
- Treatment of congenital and developmental limb anomalies (Blount's disease, tibia vara, fibular hemimelia, tibial hemimelia, congenital femoral deficiency, congenital tibial pseudoarthrosis, polydactyly, fingertip walking)
- Treatment of pediatric foot-ankle problems (Pes equinovarus, flatfoot, tarsal coalition, hallux valgus)
- Treatment of hip problems in children and young adults (Developmental hip dysplasia, Perthes disease, Slipped capital femoral epiphysis, coxa vara)
- Treatment of fractures and complications related to fractures in childhood
- Treatment of childhood spinal problems
- Treatment of genetic and metabolic bone diseases in childhood (Osteogenesis imperfecta, rickets, mucopolysaccharidosis, skeletal dysplasias)
Liv Hospital Pediatric Orthopedics Clinic
Liv Hospital Pediatric Orthopedics Clinic deals with the diagnosis and treatment of congenital or acquired musculoskeletal diseases, which are caused by neurological, infectious, tumoral, traumatic or other reasons and seen in childhood. Liv Hospital employs a Pediatric Orthopedist specialized for the children and young adult patient group.
The main purpose of Liv Hospital Pediatric Orthopedics Clinic is to provide diagnosis and treatment in a short time and to ensure the patient's return to normal life without sequelae in the long term. Many of the orthopedic problems that occur in adulthood are caused by pediatric orthopedic diseases that have not been diagnosed, adequately treated, or properly followed up during childhood.
Therefore, pediatric orthopedics also has an important place in terms of reducing adult orthopedic problems. Pediatric orthopedics constitutes one of the most basic and important fields of orthopedic surgery and holds an important place in public health.
