The Hong Kong Paediatric Orthopaedics & Scoliosis Centre is the first and the only specialty centre that aims at providing treatment for paediatric orthopaedic and traumatic problems.
The structure of bone and joints between children and adult are very different, so the same applies to their dianosis and treatment,
For instant, Greenstick fracture, contorted fracture and growing skull fracture are very common in children. Adult will not
suffer from those kinds of fractures. To ignore these problems may cause children lifelong handicap.
Our doctor is not only experienced at treating fractures, orthopedic problems and arthritis, he is also an authority on paediatric orthopaedics.
The common paediatric orthopaedic problems include:
Clubfoot
Dislocation of the Hip
Congential Anomalies
Leg Length Discrepancy and Short Stature
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Cerebral Palsy & Spina Bifida
Scoliosis & other spine problems
Bowleg, Knock Knee, Intoeing
Flat foot
The services that we provide are as follow:
Ponseti technique for clubfoot correction
Ultrasound diagnosis for developmenttal dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
Pavlik harness and hip spica treatment for DDH
Orthotics for flatfoot and other foot problems
Botox injections for cerebral palsy and torticollis
Fracture reduction and casting
Scoliosis assessment and bracing
Skeletal maturity assessment
Leg lengthenings