Pediatric orthopedics: Caring for children, educating parents

We provide education, treatment and surgery for children with bone and soft tissue tumors.

We offer treatments that may involve surgery, therapies, special equipment and education to help your child with cerebral palsy live a full life.

Our doctors offer nonsurgical and surgical treatments to realign your child’s feet.

A congenital deformity is a change in the normal size or shape of a body part caused by a condition that a baby is born with. Our team partners with you to find the best treatment for your child’s congenital condition.

Our doctors diagnose, treat and manage your child’s condition. Treatments include nutrition, therapy and surgery.

We diagnose your child’s hip condition and find the most appropriate treatment.

Hip dysplasia: Detecting a hip problem in your infant and how to treat it

We diagnose and treat ankle, knee and leg conditions. Our team works with you to create a care plan for your child.

Our team teaches you about your child’s metabolic bone condition. We connect you with doctors, dietitians and therapists and provide ongoing care.

Our team includes doctors from orthopedics and neurosurgery. We explain your child’s condition and work with you to build a treatment plan.

We teach you and your child how to make healthy lifestyle choices through diet and exercise. We also work with children who have medical problems due to inactivity and weight gain.

Our surgeons are available 24/7 to treat traumatic injuries to your child’s bones, head and neck. After we stabilize your child, our team connects you to specialized doctors and therapists to speed recovery. 

We help your child build strength and improve function after surgery or an injury. We provide ongoing care and therapy for lifelong conditions.

If your child gets injured, we help them recover and safely return to sport or activity. We also work with young athletes to improve their strength and performance.

Our spine doctors use bracing and surgery to straighten your child’s spine and reduce their pain. A straighter spine makes it easier for your child to breathe and move. 

We diagnose and treat arm, elbow, hand and shoulder conditions. Our team works with you to create just the right care plan.

UW Health Kids orthopedists manage a wide range of orthopedic conditions:

• Bone and tissue cancer 

• Cerebral palsy

• Clubfoot

• Congenital conditions of the lower and upper extremities (clubfoot)

• Developmental conditions 

• Fractures (broken bones) and sprains

• Genetic disorders 

• Growth plate conditions 

• Knee injuries

• Knee pain

• Overuse injuries 

• Spine disorders

  • Scoliosis

  • Kyphosis

Braces support the arms, back, legs, feet and spine. They are used as part of a physical therapy program or after surgery.

We use casts to help realign bones and muscles.

We create special devices to help children thrive.

We provide a range of exercises and therapies. Treatments can increase strength, increase flexibility and improve health.

Our social workers partner with you. We help you access services for your child.

We provide advanced, minimally invasive procedures for many conditions. Examples include muscle release surgery, joint realignment, reconstructive surgery and spinal surgery.