Who is a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon?
A pediatric orthopedic surgeon is a highly skilled and trained doctor who evaluates and treats bone, joints and muscle problems in children (a person younger than the age of 18) known as musculoskeletal problems in children. Musculoskeletal means any issue related to the bones, muscles, joints, or supporting tissues. The in-depth knowledge and practice in orthopedic treatments are of great value. Orthopedic specialists deal with the bones of children that are still growing from birth to the teenage years.
When do your children need pediatric orthopedic surgery?
A pediatric fracture is quite common among children. However, it needs immediate actions to prevent any further or severe damage to the bone or tissue. The orthopedic specialist will closely examine your child’s condition and provide your child with the needed treatment. It is highly advisable to provide your children with better health care. While recovering from a damaged tissue or bone in order to protect your child’s healthy growth. The children’s bones are fragile and need intensive care at the time of pediatric orthopedic surgery. Pediatric Orthopedists deal with problems like Limb and spine deformities. Gait abnormalities, Broken bones, Bone or joint infections or tumors and many more.
What are the treatment options?
The treatment pertaining to your child recovery will be based on the type of fracture, its severity, and your child’s age. Which would be closely monitored by an orthopedic specialist. In most cases, if the fractures are not that intense children are treated with a sling, splint/brace, cast, or walking boot. Such methods immobilize the injured bone so that it wouldn’t move and get the proper time to heal. If the injured bone isn’t rightly immobilized then the bone will not get back together properly. It will attain a deformed shape resulting into unhealthy growth of the bone. And tissue which would create further damage to the children’s body.
Pediatric orthopedic surgery
In severe or unstable fractures all orthopedists suggest pediatric orthopedic surgery. Because in critical situations a child’s fracture bone can’t be set properly with just a sling or splint. And hence, it requires surgery. The orthopedist will first evaluate your child’s condition whether the surgery could be performed immediately or needs some time. In some cases the area around the fracture gets swollen which makes the surgery difficult. And consequently, the treatment gets delayed. So it is very important to share crucial details with the doctor. Like the type of pain your child is experiencing. What part of the body the pain is coming from, and how long the symptoms have been occurring. Does your child has ever gone through any type of orthopedic surgery etc. In order to help the doctor to understand the problem better for getting timely and better results.
Who is a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon?
A pediatric orthopedic surgeon is a highly skilled and trained doctor who evaluates and treats bone. Joints and muscle problems in children. (A person younger than the age of 18) known as musculoskeletal problems in children. Musculoskeletal means any issue related to the bones, muscles, joints, or supporting tissues.
At Orthopedic Centre, your child will get the best orthopedic treatments. Dr. Varun Aggarwal is one of the most distinguished and recognized practitioners in the orthopaedics discipline of medicine. Dr. Varun Aggarwal has in-depth understanding of problems related to a child bone fracture or a pediatric fracture. He is highly skilled dealing with problems related to the musculoskeletal system. Which is concerned with the correction of spinal and bony deformities in children. From birth to adulthood, and the complexities of their growing bodies.