A Day in the Life of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeons

• published: 10 Aug 2015
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Glimpse a day in the life of orthopedic surgeons and patients as they overcome everything from broken bones and sports injuries to complex spine conditions. http://www.chop.edu/ortho The Division of Orthopedics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia provides world-class care for the full range of pediatric orthopedic conditions, including scoliosis, hip dysplasia, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, club foot, patella tendon injury, spinal deformity, neuromuscular disease, cerebral palsy, Ewing sarcoma, osteosarcoma and other bone tumors, broken bones, concussion, sports injuries, syndactyly, femoroacetabular impingement and more. This day in the life video follows our expert team of pediatric orthopedic surgeons and researchers - including Jack Flynn, Wudbhav Sankar, Kristy Weber, Lawrence Wells, Robert Campbell, Ted Ganley, Maurizio Pacifici, Naomi Brown, David Horn and Benjamin Chang. The orthopedics team offers patients and families a host of nonsurgical treatments like casting and fitting for prosthetic limbs as well as complex surgical options, including pelvic osteotomy, open hip reduction, periacetabular osteotomy, posterior spinal fusion, bilateral adductor lengthening, vertical expandable titanium rib (VEPTR), growing rods, ACL reconstruction, surgical arthroscopy, bone tumor removal, limb sparing surgery, syndactyly repair, surgical dislocation of the hip, and more.