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How can I tell if my child has a broken bone?
When kids play hard, they fall hard, too. Sometimes those tumbles from the jungle gym and skateboard mishaps mean broken bones. Unless the bone pokes through your child’s skin…
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Can broken bones affect children’s growth?
When kids break bones, they worry about how long they’ll need to wear casts. Meanwhile, health care providers look for signs that fractures have affected children’s bone growth, which…
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Benefits of a waterproof cast
When you break your arm or injure your leg and need to have a cast, everyday tasks can be daunting. Will you be able to drive, eat or move…
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Limb lengthening helps children with limb length differences
When a bone breaks, it naturally regrows to heal the fracture. Orthopedic surgeons can help patients with limb length differences by utilizing the body’s ability to regrow bone and…
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Is W-sitting bad for your child?
Enter a kindergarten classroom and you’re likely to see a handful of kids sitting in a W position – legs in front of them, bent outward at the knees.…
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Scoliosis: 5 things you should know
We all have a normal forward bend in our spine, but for about 2-4 percent of adolescents, their spine also bends side to side or twists due to a…