DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS

Pediatric orthopedics is a distinctive subspeciality as bone, joint and muscular problems in children are very different from adults in their causes as well as treatment. The Pediatric Orthopedics Department at KKCTH has being functioning since the founding of the institution. Having started off with an Associate Physiotherapy Department alone, in 1984, regular inpatient and outpatient services were introduced.

The Department specializes in spinal deformities and is also renowned for its treatment for children with deformities, infections, trauma and paralytic diseases, particularly cerebral palsy. Patients suffering from congenital dislocation of hips, children with limb length discrepancies ], recurrent deformities of limbs and spinal deformities are referred here from all over the state as well as from other states. The department has one of the largest series of congenital spinal deformity cases treated in collaboration with the neurosurgeons.

The department also extends its academic work by offering clinical fellowships (1 candidate every year), to inspire and train young Orthopedic surgeons in the field of Pediatric Orthopedics.

The department has been expanding with addition of well trained Orthopedic Surgeons, who are fellowship trained and have wide range of experience in various sub-specialities in Pediatric Orthopedics. The consultants have been invited as faculty in various National and State CME meetings and conferences for the last 30 years.