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| A newborn child with bilateral clubfoot. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com |
Orthopedic surgery: It’s usually something we think older
people go through as the body ages. But there are plenty of children who need
this kind of support as well, which is why hospitals like New York’s Hospital
for Special Surgery (HSS) are so important.
Alex Crisses is an
HSS Pediatric Council Member, and his own daughter was treated at HSS soon
after birth.
Crisses and his wife found out while she was pregnant that
their daughter had clubfoot, an inward twisting of the foot. Through their
research, they learned that Dr. David Scher, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at
HSS, was the best doctor to treat her condition.
“When my daughter was born, the first stop we made was at
the Hospital for Special Surgery,” Crisses said.
Dr. Scher carefully explained the process of correcting
their daughter’s clubfoot and some of the innovations in orthopedics that would
be used during her treatment.
After their experience at HSS, Crisses and his wife decided to
become members of the hospital’s Pediatric Council, on which they have served
since then.
Innovations in pediatric orthopedic surgery have been
helping children across the nation. This subspecialty involves correcting limb
and spine deformities such as clubfoot, scoliosis (a sideways curvature of the
spine), and limb length differences, as well as broken bones and bone
infections, in from birth through adolescence.
Pediatric
orthopedic surgeons specialize in working with children and helping them to
be relaxed and cooperative during examination and treatment. They have the
widest range of treatment options, the most extensive and comprehensive
training, and the greatest expertise in working with youth.
They also know about the latest technical developments in
the field. 3D
modeling, for example, helps surgeons to visualize deformed bone and shape
special equipment such as plates and rods prior to surgery.
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