Paediatric Orthopaedics

Paediatric Orthopaedic Department

The paediatric orthopaedic team at Shalby hospital bears thorough expertise in traumatic, congenital, and developmental deformities of extremities & spine in children. Due to child-friendly environment and approach of Shalby, both children and parents can discuss their problems without any hesitation. With modern facilities and in-depth planning, we have backups for all the other specialties like medicine, physiotherapy etc. Most common conditions which Shalby shows expertise are…

Fractures and other trauma to the extremities and spine
Paediatric and adolescent sports injuries
Foot and hip development problems such as club foot and hip dysplasia
Lower extremity deformities such as knock knees, bow legs, and rotational problems
Upper extremity deformities, whether congenital or developmental
Leg length discrepancy
Benign and malignant tumours of children
Spinal deformities such as scoliosis

Why to choose Paediatric Orthopaedic surgeon?

As a result of number of ailments like genetic predisposition, trauma, infection, neurological impairment, metabolic disturbance, and tumours; children may develop musculoskeletal problems. In children, their potential to respond to any disease and the treatment is different from adults.

Childhood injuries or diseases may severely affect the overall growth in the future. That is why timely diagnosis and treatment is highly essential for kids. And with thecontinous medical advances , every parent hopes to get their children diagnosed by trained experts and hi-tech equipment. At Shalby hospital, you get best of both the worlds.