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Knee Problems

Diseases and Conditions

Broken Bones

Injuries to Muscles and Soft Tissues

Children and Knee Problems

Patient Stories

Children and Obesity

For parents of overweight children, it’s easy to minimize reality. But the consequences of a heavy childhood can be devastating later in life. In fact, the lack of physical activity in our society, combined with poor food choices, may actually result in a generation of children with shorter life spans than their parents.

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Fitness for Kids

Nutrition

Keeping children healthy is a top concern for parents. Nutrition, exercise, sleep, safety – most of us understand the importance of these for children’s health. They also play a role in keeping kid’s knees healthy.

This area of Save Your Knees explores common knee problems in children, the importance of a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, as well as things parents can do to prevent children’s knee pain or injury.

Common Knee Problems
in Children

Like adults, knee problems in children can be caused by many things. Common knee conditions in children are listed here, or you may find it helpful to review the complete list of articles in this section.

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Bowed Legs

Juvenile Arthritis

Limb Length Discrepancy

Adolescent Anterior Knee Pain

Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Young Athletes Are Not
"Little Adults"

Young athletes are different from adults. Their bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments are still growing. This makes them more susceptible to injury. Some of these injuries are minor and some are serious. Still others result in lifelong medical problems.

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The Young Athlete

A Guide to Safety for Young Athletes

Stretches for Young Athletes

What Is a Pediatric
Orthopaedic Surgeon?

Because children are still growing, their body’s response to injuries, infections, and deformities may be quite different than what would be seen in an adult.

A pediatric orthopaedist is a doctor who can properly evaluate and treat bone, joint, or muscle problems in a child who is still growing.

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What Is a Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon?

Getting the Most Out of a Visit with Your Doctor