Patient resources from Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville
Our staff wants to help you get healthy faster. We have resources for you to help with surgery prep, healing and making sure you keep those joints loose and casts clean.
- Ankle exercises
- Caring for your cast
- Hip spica cast
- Remodeling of bone
Muscular dystrophy tests include genetic, muscle and nerve examinations
Tests for muscular dystrophy generally look for genes associated with inherited muscle diseases and include measures of muscle strength and neurological tests along with other examinations to rule out other causes of symptoms. Before any […]
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Growing rods and magnetic rods for early onset scoliosis
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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Spina bifida challenges suit spine surgeon with engineering background
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 […]
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Muscular dystrophy tests include genetic, muscle and nerve examinations
Tests for muscular dystrophy generally look for genes associated with inherited muscle diseases and include measures of muscle strength and neurological tests along with other examinations to rule out other causes of symptoms. Before any […]
Read Full Story
Growing rods and magnetic rods for early onset scoliosis
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 […]
Read Full Story
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 […]
Read Full Story
Spina bifida challenges suit spine surgeon with engineering background
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 […]
Read Full Story
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
