The diagnosis and management of common childhood orthopedic disorders: An update

Melissa A Bent; Natalie C Stork; Blaise A Nemeth

doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2020.100884

The diagnosis and management of common childhood orthopedic disorders: An update

Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2020 Oct;50(10):100884. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2020.100884. Epub 2020 Oct 14.

Authors

Melissa A Bent¹, Natalie C Stork², Blaise A Nemeth³

Affiliations

¹ Children's Orthopaedic Center, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: mbent@chla.usc.edu.
² Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO USA.
³ American Family Children's Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.

PMID: 33069588
DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2020.100884

Abstract

Musculoskeletal illness represents a significant portion of office visits to primary and urgent care clinicians. Despite this, little emphasis is placed on learning pediatric orthopaedics during medical school or residency. The focus of this paper is to provide a systematic approach to this general musculoskeletal physical exam and to assist in the recognition of what conditions are normal development and what conditions require observation, workup and referral to an experienced pediatric orthopaedist.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Age Factors
Child
Foot Deformities / diagnosis
Foot Deformities / therapy
Humans
Musculoskeletal Diseases / diagnosis*
Musculoskeletal Diseases / therapy*
Physical Examination
Primary Health Care / organization & administration*
Referral and Consultation