Congenital deformities are those caused by alterations in genes or chromosomes and are usually hereditary. During pregnancy they can be caused by drugs, infections or toxic substances. Some examples of these would be the following: anomalies of the fingers or toes (polydactyly); developmental hip dysplasia or dislocation or clubfoot. Acquired deformities are those that develop … Read more
If my child steps on the inside, what should I do? It’s as if his feet are crooked, several people have told me that. Where should I take him to get it checked out? Well, this problem is called flat feet, a very famous pathology, since everyone has someone they know with flat feet. What … Read more
The term Orthopedics for children literally means correction of alterations that alter the orthodox and normal morphology of the child. In fact, the name of our specialty derives, in a 50%, of this term: Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery. Our treatment objective is to correct, by orthopedic and surgical methods, any deviation from normality. This includes … Read more
Straight” legs are normal, although not all children have completely straight legs. We say that they have genu valgum when the knees come together and the feet are separated, with an “X” shape. The genu valgum is an abnormal distribution of loads on the knee and the alteration of the kinematics of the patella, which … Read more
Angular deformities of the limbs are one of the most frequent causes in pediatric orthopedic consultations. As in many other conditions in the infantile age (flat feet, rotational alterations, dysmetries, etc.) they are usually variants of normality and its transcendence resides in discovering when these parameters are out of normality. During growth in healthy children … Read more
Flexible flatfoot is usually symptom-free and allows an unrestricted life, and is considered a variant of normal in these circumstances. However, there are cases in which the flexible flat foot causes pain (related to the greater activity of the musculature to stabilize the ambulation or with the overloads or hyper supports that it conditions), sensitivity … Read more
What is Perthes disease? Perthes disease, also known as Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, is a disease that affects the hips in the pediatric population (predominantly boys in the age group of 3 to 12 years). Prognosis of the disease In most cases, the femoral head will grow back normally, but the healing time can be up to … Read more
What are congenital malformations? Congenital malformations are defects or abnormalities in a baby’s body that develop during pregnancy. There are more than 4000 forms of congenital anomalies, and they fall into two major groups: Structural congenital malformations: these are those in which the baby is born without a body part or with a malformation in … Read more