Congenital Arm Paralysis – Brachial Palsy
The brachial palsy is defined as a muscle weakness or paralysis of different severity degrees, which develops in the arm, forearm and hand on the respective side during dystocia, due to the stretching in the nerve structures starting from neck…
Childhood Forearm Fractures
These fractures are among the most common fractures during childhood and often develop as a result of falling from a high place onto the hand. In some cases, it presents as an incomplete (partial) fracture (greenstick fracture) which can be…
Nursemaid’s Elbow (Pulled Elbow)
The nursemaid’s elbow is a condition where one of the forearm bones (radius) is dislocated from the region where it is articulated with the arm bone and the other forearm bone (ulna). The most common reason is that the person…
Brittle Bone Disease (Osteogenesis Imperfecta)
Brittle bone disease, medically known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta, is a rare condition caused by a genetic disorder that directly affects the lives of individuals. Research shows that this disease affects one in every 15,000 to 20,000 live births. Individuals with…
Hip Problems in Children with Cerebral Palsy
In cerebral palsy, subluxation and dislocation of the hip, or hip calcification may be encountered due to the unbalanced activities around the hip joint and both the curvatures in the pelvis and the curvatures in the spine. The worse the…
Congenital Femoral Deficiency– Proximal Femoral Deficiency
Congenital shortening of the femur is caused by a malformation in the formation of this bone in the womb. Several involvements of different severity may be exhibited such as the absence of the hip joint, developmental retardation of the bones…
Spinal Problems – Kyphosis
Kyphosis, also known as hunchback, is a disease that occurs when the spine is flexed forward. In recent years, hunchback due to a posture disorder is frequently seen for reasons such as sitting at a desk for a prolonged time….
Treatment Methods in Cerebral Palsy
The goal is different for each child. Some children have difficulty in sitting and the others in walking. Therefore, the goal is to enable sitting for some children and to enable walking for the others. The studies of the orthopedics…
Limb Lengthening Methods
Limb lengthening surgeries are a surgical field that has been performed for nearly a hundred years and is thought to be even older. It has evolved since those years. Ilizarov Method There are mainly three systems. The first one is…
Foot Problems during Childhood and Their Diagnosis and Treatment
It has been observed that pediatric patients refer to the orthopedists frequently about foot problems. The most common foot problems / foot diseases seen in children can be listed as in-toeing, flatfoot and callosity in the feet. The role of…