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Kids and healthy bones usually go hand and hand. Other than typical playground accidents, growing pains or athletic injuries, children do not just "break" bones. That is one major reason that pediatric orthopaedics is so important in your child's bone health. Our physicians use the most advanced techniques in diagnosing and treating your child. Children's Orthopaedics of Atlanta (COA) specifically provides:
- Unique expertise in treating bone disease
- Cutting-edge research in diagnosing musculoskeletal infections
- Minimally-invasive techniques to treat most bone cysts
- Nationally recognized for treating children with sarcomas
- Innovative techniques and newest implant equipment for limb-salvage surgery
Bone Disease
Sometimes, a child’s bone may not be structured normally and becomes higher risk for fracture. Improper production of the substances that make up bones, collagen and mineral (calcium and phosphate) can be the cause of the condition. Sometimes the bone disease is reversible, such as with a bone infection, but other times, such as with osteogenesis imperfecta, the disease process is without cure.
Whether your child has a reversible or irreversible cause of bone disease, our Children's Orthopaedics of Atlanta (COA), will work hard to make your child’s bone as strong as possible. This may include simple techniques such as nutrition counseling to more advanced treatments such as intravenous bisphosphonate treatments or possibly insertion of rods in your child’s bones to prevent future fractures.
Dr. Jill Flanagan is the recent recipient of a research grant from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta to more accurately identify bone and joint infections in children, and she was also awarded the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society Travelling Fellowship. This fellowship enabled her to travel to other pediatric hospitals across the country and meet with the current leaders in promoting pediatric bone health. Dr. Flanagan hopes to use this information to open a multidisciplinary bone health clinic in Atlanta. Osteoporosis is becoming an increasingly larger problem in the United States.
Bone Tumor
Bone tumors more commonly occur in children than adults. Luckily, the vast majority of these “tumors” are benign and require minimal to no treatment. In the event that your child is diagnosed with a malignant tumor, we work closely with the pediatric oncologists at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to provide the best possible treatment for your child. Dr. Jorge Fabregas leads the team in the treatment of pediatric bone tumors. Dr. Jorge Fabregas has a special interest in the treamtent of pediatric bone tumors. |
