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 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

From emergencies to everyday health concerns, the Arkansas Children's Orthopedic team is able to provide the child-friendly care a growing body needs. Make your child's appointment today.

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The Arkansas Children's orthopedic team treats simple problems like ankle sprains and minor fractures as well as complex diagnoses such as congenital spinal deformities and knee ligament injuries.

Possible Conditions

The ACL is a ligament that connects the femur to the tibia. ACL tears often lead to instability of the knee. Learn More
Brachial Plexus injuries can begin at birth and cause weakness and/or loss of feeling in the arm. Learn More
Clubfoot is a condition that causes either one foot or both feet (clubfeet) to point inward and the heel to point downward. Learn More
Congenital scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine caused by incomplete formation or separation of the vertebrae. Learn More
Fibular hemimelia is a condition in which the fibula, the calf bone, is short or missing. Learn More
Congenital hand disorders are rare and are present at birth and include missing fingers, extra fingers and fingers joined together. Learn More
Hemihypertrophy, also called hemihyperplasia, is a type of overgrowth syndrome. It is a condition in which one side of the body is bigger than the other. Learn More
Hip dysplasia occurs when the hip joint does not develop properly. In children with hip dysplasia, the hip socket is too shallow, causing the thigh bone to slip either partially or completely out of the socket Learn More
Knee injuries such as dislocations and tears can occur in children. Learn More
Knock knees (also called genu valgum) is a condition in which the knees bend inward when a child is standing up straight. Learn More
Limb differences are when a child has a limb (arm, leg, fingers or toes) that have not formed in the usual way. For example, the limb may be missing, not fully formed or shaped in a way that is unusual. Learn More
Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia is a genetic condition that affects the development of the ends of the long bones (epiphyses) in the body, most commonly the arms and legs. Learn More
Muscular dystrophy is a broad name for a group of diseases that cause muscle weakness. The muscle weakness gets worse over time and can eventually affect the child’s ability to walk. Learn More
Non-ossifying fibromas are the most common type of non-cancerous (benign) tumors in children and are made up of fibrous tissue. Learn More
Pediatric fractures include breaks to one or more of the bones of the arms, legs or torso and often involves injury to the growth plate in children. Learn More
Radial dysplasia, also called radial longitudinal deficiency, occurs when the radius bone in the forearm does not develop correctly. Learn More

Scoliosis is is a spinal deformaty that causes a child to have a spine that is shaped like an “S” or a “C.”

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Sprains occur when ligaments that connect bones stretch or tear. Strains occur when there is stretching or tearing in the muscle or tendon that connects the muscle to the bone.  Learn More
Vitamin D-resistant rickets, also called hypophosphatemic rickets, is a genetic condition that causes low levels of the mineral phosphate in the blood. Learn More

The Arkansas Children's orthopedic team treats simple problems like ankle sprains and minor fractures as well as complex diagnoses such as congenital spinal deformities and knee ligament injuries.

Possible Conditions

The ACL is a ligament that connects the femur to the tibia. ACL tears often lead to instability of the knee. Learn More
Brachial Plexus injuries can begin at birth and cause weakness and/or loss of feeling in the arm. Learn More
Clubfoot is a condition that causes either one foot or both feet (clubfeet) to point inward and the heel to point downward. Learn More
Congenital scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine caused by incomplete formation or separation of the vertebrae. Learn More
Fibular hemimelia is a condition in which the fibula, the calf bone, is short or missing. Learn More
Congenital hand disorders are rare and are present at birth and include missing fingers, extra fingers and fingers joined together. Learn More
Hemihypertrophy, also called hemihyperplasia, is a type of overgrowth syndrome. It is a condition in which one side of the body is bigger than the other. Learn More
Hip dysplasia occurs when the hip joint does not develop properly. In children with hip dysplasia, the hip socket is too shallow, causing the thigh bone to slip either partially or completely out of the socket Learn More
Knee injuries such as dislocations and tears can occur in children. Learn More
Knock knees (also called genu valgum) is a condition in which the knees bend inward when a child is standing up straight. Learn More
Limb differences are when a child has a limb (arm, leg, fingers or toes) that have not formed in the usual way. For example, the limb may be missing, not fully formed or shaped in a way that is unusual. Learn More
Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia is a genetic condition that affects the development of the ends of the long bones (epiphyses) in the body, most commonly the arms and legs. Learn More
Muscular dystrophy is a broad name for a group of diseases that cause muscle weakness. The muscle weakness gets worse over time and can eventually affect the child’s ability to walk. Learn More
Non-ossifying fibromas are the most common type of non-cancerous (benign) tumors in children and are made up of fibrous tissue. Learn More
Pediatric fractures include breaks to one or more of the bones of the arms, legs or torso and often involves injury to the growth plate in children. Learn More
Radial dysplasia, also called radial longitudinal deficiency, occurs when the radius bone in the forearm does not develop correctly. Learn More

Scoliosis is is a spinal deformaty that causes a child to have a spine that is shaped like an “S” or a “C.”

Learn More
Sprains occur when ligaments that connect bones stretch or tear. Strains occur when there is stretching or tearing in the muscle or tendon that connects the muscle to the bone.  Learn More
Vitamin D-resistant rickets, also called hypophosphatemic rickets, is a genetic condition that causes low levels of the mineral phosphate in the blood. Learn More

The Arkansas Children's orthopedic team treats simple problems like ankle sprains and minor fractures as well as complex diagnoses such as congenital spinal deformities and knee ligament injuries.

Possible Conditions

The ACL is a ligament that connects the femur to the tibia. ACL tears often lead to instability of the knee. Learn More
Brachial Plexus injuries can begin at birth and cause weakness and/or loss of feeling in the arm. Learn More
Clubfoot is a condition that causes either one foot or both feet (clubfeet) to point inward and the heel to point downward. Learn More
Congenital scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine caused by incomplete formation or separation of the vertebrae. Learn More
Fibular hemimelia is a condition in which the fibula, the calf bone, is short or missing. Learn More
Congenital hand disorders are rare and are present at birth and include missing fingers, extra fingers and fingers joined together. Learn More
Hemihypertrophy, also called hemihyperplasia, is a type of overgrowth syndrome. It is a condition in which one side of the body is bigger than the other. Learn More
Hip dysplasia occurs when the hip joint does not develop properly. In children with hip dysplasia, the hip socket is too shallow, causing the thigh bone to slip either partially or completely out of the socket Learn More
Knee injuries such as dislocations and tears can occur in children. Learn More
Knock knees (also called genu valgum) is a condition in which the knees bend inward when a child is standing up straight. Learn More
Limb differences are when a child has a limb (arm, leg, fingers or toes) that have not formed in the usual way. For example, the limb may be missing, not fully formed or shaped in a way that is unusual. Learn More
Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia is a genetic condition that affects the development of the ends of the long bones (epiphyses) in the body, most commonly the arms and legs. Learn More
Muscular dystrophy is a broad name for a group of diseases that cause muscle weakness. The muscle weakness gets worse over time and can eventually affect the child’s ability to walk. Learn More
Non-ossifying fibromas are the most common type of non-cancerous (benign) tumors in children and are made up of fibrous tissue. Learn More
Pediatric fractures include breaks to one or more of the bones of the arms, legs or torso and often involves injury to the growth plate in children. Learn More
Radial dysplasia, also called radial longitudinal deficiency, occurs when the radius bone in the forearm does not develop correctly. Learn More

Scoliosis is is a spinal deformaty that causes a child to have a spine that is shaped like an “S” or a “C.”

Learn More
Sprains occur when ligaments that connect bones stretch or tear. Strains occur when there is stretching or tearing in the muscle or tendon that connects the muscle to the bone.  Learn More
Vitamin D-resistant rickets, also called hypophosphatemic rickets, is a genetic condition that causes low levels of the mineral phosphate in the blood. Learn More