Orthopedic Conditions and Children

Child's Estimated Adult Height Calculator

You'll need to know mom's and dad's current height to help calculate the estimate of how tall the child will be when she or he becomes an adult.
Growth Plate Quiz

True or false: The growth plate most often fractured is in the ankle? Learn the answers to important questions about the growth plate by taking this quiz.

Did You Know?

Scoliosis can affect more than one family member. Any child with a parent or sibling who has scoliosis should be screened by a doctor, advises the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

Congenital and Hereditary Disorders

Clubfoot
Detailed information on clubfoot, including causes, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and cast care

Congenital Hand Deformities
Early consultation with a hand surgeon is an important part of the treatment process for the child born with a hand deformity.

Congenital Limb Defects
Congenital limb defects occur when a portion or the entire upper or lower limb fails to form normally when the baby is developing in the uterus.

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
Detailed information on developmental dysplasia of the hip, including causes, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and cast care

Metatarsus Adductus
Metatarsus adductus is a common foot deformity noted at birth that causes the front half of the foot, or forefoot, to turn inward.

Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy causes the muscles in the body to become very weak. The muscles break down and are replaced with fatty deposits over time.

Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Osteogenesis imperfecta is also known as brittle-bone disease because it is characterized by bones that break easily without a specific cause.

Growth-Related Disorders

Femoral Anteversion
Femoral anteversion is an inward twisting of the thigh bone. It is typically detected when a child is 4 to 6 years old.

Kyphosis
Kyphosis is a forward curvature of the spine. It is a type of spinal deformity and should not be confused with poor posture.

Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease
This disease is a temporary condition that causes the hip joint to become painful and stiff.

Lordosis
A spine affected by lordosis has a curve in the vertebrae in the lower back area, giving the child a "swayback" appearance.

Nursemaid's Elbow
Nursemaid's elbow occurs when the radius—one of the bones in the forearm—slips out of place from where it normally attaches to the elbow joint.

Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Osgood-Schlatter disease is an overuse condition or injury of the knee that causes pain and swelling below the knee area over the shin bone.

Scoliosis
Detailed information on scoliosis, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment

Tibial Torsion
Tibial torsion causes a child's feet to turn inward, or to have what is also known as a "pigeon-toed" appearance.
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