Bone Growth
Growing up can be challenging. For some kids it’s all the more difficult because their bodies have issues developing. We try to help kids with bone-growth issues have the best possible outcomes as they grow into adulthood.
Bone-Growth Conditions We Treat
- Avascular necrosis
- Blount’s disease
- Newborn humerus fracture
- Tarsal coalition
- Skeletal dysplasia
- Joint contractures
The Team
Jennifer M. Brey, M.D.
Laura K. Jacks, M.D.
Joshua W. Meier, M.D.
Star L. Nixon, M.D.
Kent L. Walker, D.O.
Sarah DuPlessis, PA-C
Caroline Johnson, PA-C
Kait Zagami, PA-C
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Growing rods and a new, less invasive technique — magnetic rods — offer surgical alternatives for children with early onset scoliosis who don’t respond well to casting and whose curve is likely to get worse […]
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Three basic ways to treat scoliosis: Observation, bracing or surgery
There are three basic ways to treat scoliosis in kids, depending on whether they are still growing and the severity of the curve. When viewed from the side, the spine needs to have some curve […]
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Rolando M. Puno, M.D., spine specialist with the Norton Children’s Spina Bifida Clinic and Norton Leatherman Spine, likes solving difficult challenges. Patients from around the world have come to Dr. Puno for surgery and treatment […]
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Learning from the ‘heart’ kids bring to spina bifida treatment
Like a lot of future orthopedic surgeons, Joshua W. Meier, M.D., liked to build things growing up. What got him interested in becoming a surgeon wasn’t making model planes out of balsa wood or helping […]
Read Full Story
Pediatric gynecologist lends expertise at spina bifida clinic
As a medical student, Kimberly S. Huhmann, M.D., was interested in both pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology. It was during her residency that Dr. Huhmann started considering combining her interests as a pediatric and adolescent gynecology specialist. […]
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