Pediatric Orthopaedics
The same conditions that affect adults can affect children. But children’s growing bodies and hormone development create special ‘kid only’ health issues. Every year, children with the most severe orthopaedic conditions are referred to Carilion Clinic for treatment.
Children coming to Carilion Clinic sometimes need to be treated for ‘everyday’ injuries that happen to even the healthiest of kids. Other children come to Carilion Clinic with rare and complex musculoskeletal conditions. Our orthopaedic team is ready to handle whatever type of treatment your child may require.
What types of pediatric conditions does Carilion Clinic treat?
Carilion Clinic’s pediatric orthopaedic team cares for all injuries and diseases of the bones, joints and muscles for infants, children and adolescents, including:
- Ankle injuries/sprains
- Cerebral Palsy
- Clubfoot
- Sports injuries (sprains and strains)
- Hip dysplasia
- Developmental milestones (infants)
- Fractures
- In-toeing gait (children)
- Knee injuries (including anterior cruciate ligament—or ACL—injuries)
- Limb abnormalities
- Myelodysplasia
- Trauma
- Rickets
- Scoliosis
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
- Spine and hip disorders requiring surgery
Orthopaedic pediatric treatment options at Carilion Clinic
Once our pediatric team has diagnosed your child’s problem, we will recommend a course of treatment and rehabilitation. Some of these options may include:
- Amputations
- Arthroscopic surgery of the knee
- Bone fracture repair
- Bracing or positioning (with a device)
- Club foot repair
- Limb lengthening
- Spica cast care
- Spinal surgery
- Other surgeries
Will my child’s pediatrician be involved?
Carilion Clinic’s orthopaedic team works closely with pediatricians and pediatric surgeons to ensure our youngest patients receive the highest care possible. In fact, our close collaboration with the Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital has allowed us to develop and expand our specialized orthopaedic care services into the successful program it is today.
Read more about the exciting advances in pediatric medicine at Carilion Clinic.
