WHAT DIFFERENTIATES PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS FROM ADULT ORTHOPEDICS? By: Dr. Christopher Hydorn and Jennifer Cooper, PA-C, Moore Center for Orthopedics
Children are NOT simply little adults.
What separates pediatric orthopedics from adult orthopedics? Adults need hip replacements and children get fractures on the playground, right? Well, there is a little more to the difference between the two in the world of orthopedics. Even with the similar injuries adult and children’s bodies often have a different response. Pediatric orthopedic surgeons are specifically trained to evaluate and treat childre...
