| The
Wallace B. Lehman, M.D. Center for Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
 The
Wallace B. Lehman, M.D. Center for Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
is a state-of-the-art facility which treats children with ailments
such as clubfoot, bone and soft tissue tumors, congenital dislocation
of the hip, sports injuries, Blount’s Disease and pediatric
fractures. It is comprised of the following sub-centers and areas
of expertise:
Childhood Fractures
The Ebers Center for Foot Deformity
-- --The Clubfoot Center
Treatment of Spinal Deformity and Scoliosis
Treatment of Infantile and Childhood Deformity
Treatment of Adolescent and Adult Hip Dysplasia
Treatment of Limb Deformity
Legg-Calves-Perthes Disease and Avascular Necrosis
Center
for Sports Medicine in Children and Adolescents
The Center offers the following treatments for the various orthopaedic
conditions:
Pavlik harness
Open reduction of Hip
Salter osteotomy
Tonnis osteotomy
Taylor Spatial Frame
Distraction arthroplasty
Ilizarov
Ponseti technique for clubfoot
Foot Osteotomy
Hip/Thigh Osteotomy
Tibial Osteotomy
State-of-the-art fracture management
Waterproof casting
Periacetabular Osteotomy (Ganz)
Hemicallotosis
Arthroscopic surgery of the knees, hip, ankle and elbow?
Minimally invasive scoliosis surgery
Center
for Sports Medicine in Children and Adolescents
Over the past
several decades the number of children participating in sports
has dramatically increased. Unfortunately, this has been accompanied
by a rise in sports-related injuries such as fractures, dislocations,
ligament and cartilage injuries, shin splints and concussions.
Sports-related injuries are the second leading reason for emergency
room visits as well as the second leading cause of injuries in
school. In response to this trend, the Center for Sports Medicine
in Children and Adolescents was established to provide comprehensive
treatment of sports-related injuries for youth. This visit serves
as a referral center for the complete evaluation, diagnosis and
treatment of young patients with sports injuries.
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Treatment
of Childhood Fractures
If left untreated, childhood fractures may become life-long disabilities.
The Treatment for Childhood Fractures provides comprehensive and
interdisciplinary care for childhood fractures. This program offers
surgical and non-surgical intervention for simple and complex
bone fractures. Our orthopaedic physicians utilize revolutionary
techniques, as well as historically successful procedures for
treatment. Additionally, rehabilitation services may be included
in the patient’s treatment plan, depending on the severity
of the child’s injury.
Examples of childhood fractures include:
Fractures of the growth plate
Tendon and tibial shift fracture
Pathologic fracture
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
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The
Ebers Center for Foot Deformity
Generous contributions
from the Ebers family and their friends led to the creation of
the Center for Foot Deformity. The center offers exceptional medical,
surgical and rehabilitative services to children with complex
foot deformities. Its program is also receptive to the special
needs of the entire family.
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| Clubfoot
Center
The comprehensive treatment of clubfoot
deformities is available at the Clubfoot Center, a component
of the Ebers Center for Foot Deformity. This center utilizes
both revolutionary techniques, as well as time-honored remedies
for the treatment of this condition. Clubfoot is a congenital
deformity of the foot, which affects more boys than girls
and occurs during the first trimester of pregnancy. Clubfoot
patients’ feet are pointed downwards and curved inwards.
While this condition does not cause pain, it progressively
becomes worse if left untreated and may permanently cripple
the infant.
Treatments/modalities for clubfoot include:
Ponseti Technique
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