Children's orthopedist

What you need to know about an appointment with an orthopedist

• When to contact a pediatric orthopedist?

  Features of the body that are part of the competence of a pediatric orthopedist:

  • Different length of limbs
  • Clubfoot
  • Flatfoot
  • Dysplasia, slow formation, low mobility of hip joints
  • Asymmetry of skin folds on the thighs of an infant
  • Dislocations of hip joints
  • Wryneck
  • Scoliosis, pain in the spine
  • Pain in the muscles
  • Pain in the joints
  • Gait disorder
  • Swelling, redness in the joints
  • Formation
  • Crackling joints

  Even if nothing bothers the child, it is necessary to undergo preventive examinations.

• When are preventive consultations of an orthopedist necessary?

  Preventive consultations of a pediatric orthopedist:

  1. In the first year of life, the orthopedist examines the baby after one month of age and closer to a year in order to rule out or detect pathologies of the musculoskeletal system
  2. When registering for kindergarten (if you do not attend a preschool, preventive examination should be once every 1-1.5 years)
  3. When registering for school (to determine a group for physical education)
• What does a pediatric orthopedist do during the initial consultation?

  The pediatric orthopedist will definitely listen to you, ask questions about the general development of the baby, conduct a thorough examination, make a diagnosis, if necessary, prescribe additional examinations, tell the specifics of the disease and possible ways of its development, develop an effective individual treatment program with minimal risk to health .

  Our specialists will observe the baby throughout the recovery period, after which recommendations on prevention will be provided.