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
How VDRO helps children with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders
Children with various neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), muscular dystrophy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease can be at risk for hip dislocation. What is varus derotation osteotomy (VDRO), and how […]
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How to prevent shinsplints
With kids playing multiple organized sports or on several different teams, overuse injuries such as shinsplints in children have been on the rise. Shinsplints often occur in runners — but they can happen in sports […]
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How to prevent Little League shoulder
While an abbreviated major league season is just getting underway, much younger pitchers and catchers have been playing at baseball fields across the U.S. As baseball is one of the youth sports where it is […]
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Don’t let children on trampolines
To jump or not? Trampolines are popular fixtures in backyards, and trampoline parks are popular in cities across the U.S. But pediatric orthopedic surgeons warn about trampoline use and accidents that cause broken arms, wrists, […]
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Sports physicals especially important with coronavirus still looming
With youth sports returning to action with precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic, pediatricians are conducting yearly sports physicals to make sure kids are healthy and fit to engage in physical activity. A sports exam includes […]
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How VDRO helps children with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders
Children with various neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), muscular dystrophy and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease can be at risk for hip dislocation. What is varus derotation osteotomy (VDRO), and how […]
Read Full Story
How to prevent shinsplints
With kids playing multiple organized sports or on several different teams, overuse injuries such as shinsplints in children have been on the rise. Shinsplints often occur in runners — but they can happen in sports […]
Read Full Story
How to prevent Little League shoulder
While an abbreviated major league season is just getting underway, much younger pitchers and catchers have been playing at baseball fields across the U.S. As baseball is one of the youth sports where it is […]
Read Full Story
Don’t let children on trampolines
To jump or not? Trampolines are popular fixtures in backyards, and trampoline parks are popular in cities across the U.S. But pediatric orthopedic surgeons warn about trampoline use and accidents that cause broken arms, wrists, […]
Read Full Story
Sports physicals especially important with coronavirus still looming
With youth sports returning to action with precautions amid the coronavirus pandemic, pediatricians are conducting yearly sports physicals to make sure kids are healthy and fit to engage in physical activity. A sports exam includes […]
Read Full Story
