Highly Advanced Knock Knee Surgery

Knock knee is an abnormal curvature of the lower legs, resulting in a large gap between the feet and ankles when the knees are touching.

A person said to have knock knees if he have the following conditions,

*   Knock knees are angular deformities at the knee, in which the head of the deformity points inward.
*   A standing child whose knees touch but whose ankles do not is usually said to have knock knees.
 *  During childhood, knock knees are a stage in normal growth and development 

Symptoms of Knock Knee Problems

A small distance between the feet and ankles is considered normal. In children up to four years old, a gap of up to 10cm is not a cause for concern.

However, you should take your child to see their GP if:

* The gap between their ankles is greater than 10cm
* There is a big difference between the angle of their lower legs when standing straight
* There is an excessive inward or outward knee angle
* They have knee pain due to the angle of their knee
* They are having difficulty walking 

Treating Knock Knee

If your child's knock knee is caused by an underlying condition, such as rickets or scurvy, the condition will need to be treated. Rickets can be treated with vitamin D and calcium supplements, and scurvy can be treated with vitamin C supplements.

Corrective surgery for legs may be recommended in cases where knock knee is the result of an inherited bone deformity and is causing severe knee pain and problems walking.

There are several different knee operation techniques but a procedure known as an osteotomy is most commonly used. This involves cutting and re-aligning the lower part of the upper leg bone (femur) to correct the position of the leg and re-distribute the weight going through the knee.

Knock knee surgery involves cutting and realigning the large leg bones known as the tibia (shin bones). In the case of bone growth disorders, staples are inserted to the insides of the knee bone to slow down uneven bone growth and straighten the leg.

Knock Knee Treatment Cost

You will get highly advanced knock knee treatment in US, UK, India Australia etc. But the cost is very less in India compared with other countries.   
Highly advanced knock knee treatment  can be best done in Pediatric Orthopedics India at lowest cost in India.

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Best Scoliosis Treatment Bangalore

Scoliosis is a medical condition in which a person's spine is curved from side to side. Scoliosis is typically classified as either congenital (caused by vertebral anomalies present at birth), idiopathic.

Causes of Scoliosis

In most cases cause of  scoliosis is unknown . The other cases fall into two groups:

    * Nonstructural (functional): This type of scoliosis is a temporary condition when the spine is otherwise normal. The curvature occurs as the result of another problem. Examples include one leg being shorter than another from muscle spasms or from appendicitis.

    * Structural: In this type of scoliosis, the spine is not normal. The curvature is caused by another disease process such as a birth defect, muscular dystrophy, metabolic diseases, connective tissue disorders, or Marfan's syndrome.

The signs of scoliosis include:

    * Uneven musculature on one side of the spine
    * A rib prominence and/or a prominent shoulder blade, caused by rotation of the ribcage in thoracic scoliosis
    * Uneven hips, arms or leg lengths
    * Slow nerve action (in some cases)

Scoliosis Treatment:
 The majority of cases of scoliosis do not require treatment.

    * If the curve is less than 25°, no treatment is required, and the child can be reexamined every four to six months.

    * If the curve is more then 25° but less than 30°, a back brace may be used for treatment.

    * Curves more than 45° will need to be evaluated for the possibility of surgical correction. Surgical correction involves fusing vertebrae together to correct the curvature and may require inserting rods next to the spine to reinforce the surgery.

    * Treatment options depend more on how likely it is that the curve will worsen than on the angle of the curve itself. A child with a 20° curve and four more years of growth may require treatment while a child with 29° of curvature who has stopped growing may not require treatment.

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Paediatric Orthopaedics Problems and Treatments

Pediatric orthopaedics is focus on the study and treatment of growing bones, joints and muscles problems common to children and adolescents. When a child breaks a bone, treatment demands more than an understanding of the injury and medications to ease the pain.   The most unique characteristic of this age group is the mere fact that they are actively growing. Therefore, when dealing with their musculoskeletal problems, physicians must consider the effect of growth not only on the treatment of each disease, but also on the anticipated outcomes. Growth, of course, is the very crux of why children are not merely small adults.

The Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery in Paediatric Orthopaedics India specializes in problems related to the musculoskeletal system, including inflammatory, congenital, developmental, neoplastic and metabolic problems. Children’s hip, knee and foot problems, as well as spine deformities and limb-length abnormalities, are included in this specialty care. As a result of the more intense focus that these conditions have received, treatment protocols have been upgraded resulting in improved prognoses for many abnormalities.

The pediatric orthopaedic surgeons at Paediatric Orthopaedics India specialize in a wide range of diseases and abnormalities in children and adolescents, including:

·  Perthes disease

·  Clubfoot or Congenital talipes     equinovarus

·  Leg length discrepancy

·  Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

·  Scoliosis

·  Congenital coxa vara

·  Normal variants in children

·  Congenital dislocation of the patella

·  Arthrogryposis and congenital joint     contracture syndromes

·  Patellar Subluxation

·  Anterior knee pain    Patellofemoral pain     syndromes

·  Genu varum (Bow legs)

·  Genu valgum (Knock knees)

·  Blount's disease

·  Congenital Pseudarthrosis of the    tibia

·  Congenital posteromedial tibial    bowing

·  Metatarsus adductus

·  Postural foot deformities

·  Rocker bottom foot

·  Tarsal coalition

·  Neuromuscular disorders

·  Spina bifida or Myelomeningocoele

·  Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis

·  Skeletal dysplasias (Achondroplasia     Short Stature)

·  Osteogenesis imperfecta

·  Arthrogryposis Multiplex    Congenita

·  Marfan's syndrome

·  Orthopaedic problems in Down's     syndrome

·  Neurofibromatosis

·  Chondroectodermal dysplasia

·  Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber    syndrome

·  Rickets

·  Limb deficiencies

·  Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis

·  Acute and Chronic osteomyelitis in     childhood and its sequelae

·  Avascular necrosis of the hip

·  Septic arthritis and its effects

The goal of such a specialized focus is to improve the care of the child afflicted with a musculoskeletal condition. Pediatric Orthopaedic India, are committed to providing quality, state-of-the-art care for all children and adolescents suffering from musculoskeletal disease.

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