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Our Mission: Keep Kids Moving

When it comes to musculoskeletal care, children have specialized needs. At Connecticut Children’s, our team of pediatric providers are experts in the treatment of childhood orthopedic conditions from simple to complex, whether it’s setting broken bones or treating congenital and neuromuscular conditions affecting a child’s ability to walk and grow.

Why Connecticut Children’s?

We deliver orthopedic care the way we would to our own families, because we understand that being comfortable with your care is as important as clinical experience and expertise.

  • Our expert orthopedic providers offer walk-in and same-day appointments from all five of our convenient locations including Hartford, Glastonbury, Farmington, Shelton and Danbury, Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
  • Pediatric hand surgeon who exclusively treats children
  • The facility is one of only seven in the country to feature an EOS imaging system, an ultra-low-dose, 3D imaging system that uses two to three times less radiation than conventional machines while still producing high-quality, detailed images.
  • Complex spine deformity team consisting of Orthopedic Surgeons and Neurosurgeons
  • One of the nation’s premier, and Connecticut’s only, Center for Motion Analysis
  • We have surgeons who specialize in limb lengthening and limb deformity, cerebral palsy and neuromuscular disorders.
  • Only orthopedic specialists in Connecticut certified in the Ponseti method, a manipulative technique that corrects congenital clubfoot without invasive surgery
Conditions We Treat

Our collaborative multidisciplinary approach integrates the latest technology, innovation and research to produce the most accurate diagnoses and the best possible outcomes. Our mission is to keep kids moving so they can focus on being kids. Conditions we treat include:

  • Hip and other foot disorders
  • Muscle disease
  • Gait disorders
  • Fractures
  • Scoliosis and spinal deformities
  • Spina bifida

In collaboration with neurosurgery, we also evaluate and treat conditions such as:

  • Idiopathic scoliosis
  • Neuromuscular spine disease
  • Congenital spinal deformity

As a Level 1 Trauma Center, we perform more than 1,500 surgeries and see over 16,000 children and teens every year, each experiencing exceptional treatment and outcomes.

Convenient Care

We have six convenient locations specializing in orthopedics and offering same-day appointments. We also offer walk-in appointments in Hartford, Danbury, Farmington, Glastonbury and Shelton, Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Treatment Tailored to Kids

Unlike adult orthopedic departments, we use radiology equipment that emits as little radiation as possible to ensure the safety of your child, especially those with conditions such as scoliosis that require repeated imaging as part of treatment.

Our EOS x-ray machine is an ultra low-dose, 3-D imaging system that uses two to three times less radiation than conventional machines, while still producing high quality, detailed images. It has the ability to scan your child sitting or standing, the optimal position for showing their natural, weight bearing posture for us to see the interaction between the joints and the rest of the musculoskeletal system, particularly the spine.

Kid’s bones are different too. A fracture for a child is often accompanied by an injury to a growth plate, the weakest part of the skeletal system during childhood and adolescence. As many as one third of childhood fractures involve growth-plate injuries.

Growth plate fractures most often occur in these bones:

  • Thighbone (femur)
  • Lower bones of the leg (tibia and fibula)
  • Outer bone of the forearm (radius), at the wrist
  • Ankle, foot or hip bone

Specialized treatment for Spine, Hand & Hip

Spine

Our treatments for scoliosis and other spinal deformities include MAGEC growing rods, a system that uses surgically implanted magnetic rods and an external remote control to brace the spine during growth and minimize the progression of scoliosis.

Hand

Our hand surgery program is led by Sonia Chaudhry, MD, a specialist in hand and microvascular surgery, with an emphasis on congenital hand anomalies and finger injuries. She is an expert brachial plexus injuries, a highly specialized reconstruction procedure for a birth-related hand injury performed in conjunction with neurosurgery.

Hip

Complex reconstructive pelvic osteotomies such as Triple Innominate and Ganz (periacetabuar) osteotomies are performed routinely, along with hip arthroscopy. Connecticut Children’s highly skilled orthopedic surgeons take a unique approach to treat slipped capital femoral epiphysis, using a procedure offered in only a handful of children’s hospitals across the United States.

Maximizing Health Through Motion Analysis

Our Center for Motion Analysis is where our orthopedic specialists evaluate how children and adolescents move to maximize their physical abilities and achieve greater health as they grow.

  • Clinical Exam – A clinical exam provides measures of a pediatric patient’s status at rest. Measurements may include passive joint range of motion, joint contracture, muscle strength and tone, bony deformity, and neurological assessment.
  • Kinematics – Kinematics, the study of joint motion, collects data using cameras connected to to a computer to illustrate the 3D motion in lower extremities, pelvis and trunk to determine joint angles and motion.
  • Electromyography – Dynamic electromyography (EMG) uses signals to give information about muscle activity while walking to better understand your child’s neuromuscular pathology.
  • Foot Pressure – A pedobarograph measures pressure distribution under the foot while your child is walking.
  • Video – Specialized cameras are used to record a child walking in real-time as they move throughout the lab.

The center is also home to research studies on cerebral palsy, club foot, and Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT), an inherited, degenerative nerve disease that can affect mobility. Connecticut Children’s is leader in the study and treatment of CMT. Our Neuromuscular Program is also working collaboratively with the Center and Neurology to explore ways to improve care to young patients with walking disorders such as:

  • Cerebral palsy
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Spina bifida
  • Club Feet

Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy Services

Our clinical expertise emphasizes recovery, health, and fitness while enhancing performance and maximizing children’s ability to function within their daily environment. Connecticut Children’s provides personal care in close collaboration with families, referring health care providers, and community resources.

Our physical therapists work exclusively with children using a variety of age appropriate techniques to help them recover and/or maximize their abilities to function with a high level of independence. Our occupational therapists, based on a comprehensive assessment of a child’s physical, emotional and developmental needs, create personalized treatment plans that help children achieve increased independence by establishing or rehabilitating skills.

We have four convenient locations specializing in physical and occupational therapy. Find one near you.

 

  • Pediatric Treatment

    Treatment Tailored to Kids

    Unlike adult orthopedic departments, we use radiology equipment that emits as little radiation as possible to ensure the safety of your child, especially those with conditions such as scoliosis that require repeated imaging as part of treatment.

    Our EOS x-ray machine is an ultra low-dose, 3-D imaging system that uses two to three times less radiation than conventional machines, while still producing high quality, detailed images. It has the ability to scan your child sitting or standing, the optimal position for showing their natural, weight bearing posture for us to see the interaction between the joints and the rest of the musculoskeletal system, particularly the spine.

    Kid’s bones are different too. A fracture for a child is often accompanied by an injury to a growth plate, the weakest part of the skeletal system during childhood and adolescence. As many as one third of childhood fractures involve growth-plate injuries.

    Growth plate fractures most often occur in these bones:

    • Thighbone (femur)
    • Lower bones of the leg (tibia and fibula)
    • Outer bone of the forearm (radius), at the wrist
    • Ankle, foot or hip bone
  • Spine, Hand and Hip

    Specialized treatment for Spine, Hand & Hip

    Spine

    Our treatments for scoliosis and other spinal deformities include MAGEC growing rods, a system that uses surgically implanted magnetic rods and an external remote control to brace the spine during growth and minimize the progression of scoliosis.

    Hand

    Our hand surgery program is led by Sonia Chaudhry, MD, a specialist in hand and microvascular surgery, with an emphasis on congenital hand anomalies and finger injuries. She is an expert brachial plexus injuries, a highly specialized reconstruction procedure for a birth-related hand injury performed in conjunction with neurosurgery.

    Hip

    Complex reconstructive pelvic osteotomies such as Triple Innominate and Ganz (periacetabuar) osteotomies are performed routinely, along with hip arthroscopy. Connecticut Children’s highly skilled orthopedic surgeons take a unique approach to treat slipped capital femoral epiphysis, using a procedure offered in only a handful of children’s hospitals across the United States.

  • Motion Analysis

    Maximizing Health Through Motion Analysis

    Our Center for Motion Analysis is where our orthopedic specialists evaluate how children and adolescents move to maximize their physical abilities and achieve greater health as they grow.

    • Clinical Exam – A clinical exam provides measures of a pediatric patient’s status at rest. Measurements may include passive joint range of motion, joint contracture, muscle strength and tone, bony deformity, and neurological assessment.
    • Kinematics – Kinematics, the study of joint motion, collects data using cameras connected to to a computer to illustrate the 3D motion in lower extremities, pelvis and trunk to determine joint angles and motion.
    • Electromyography – Dynamic electromyography (EMG) uses signals to give information about muscle activity while walking to better understand your child’s neuromuscular pathology.
    • Foot Pressure – A pedobarograph measures pressure distribution under the foot while your child is walking.
    • Video – Specialized cameras are used to record a child walking in real-time as they move throughout the lab.

    The center is also home to research studies on cerebral palsy, club foot, and Charcot Marie Tooth disease (CMT), an inherited, degenerative nerve disease that can affect mobility. Connecticut Children’s is leader in the study and treatment of CMT. Our Neuromuscular Program is also working collaboratively with the Center and Neurology to explore ways to improve care to young patients with walking disorders such as:

    • Cerebral palsy
    • Muscular dystrophy
    • Spina bifida
    • Club Feet
  • Physical & Occupational Therapy

    Pediatric Physical and Occupational Therapy Services

    Our clinical expertise emphasizes recovery, health, and fitness while enhancing performance and maximizing children’s ability to function within their daily environment. Connecticut Children’s provides personal care in close collaboration with families, referring health care providers, and community resources.

    Our physical therapists work exclusively with children using a variety of age appropriate techniques to help them recover and/or maximize their abilities to function with a high level of independence. Our occupational therapists, based on a comprehensive assessment of a child’s physical, emotional and developmental needs, create personalized treatment plans that help children achieve increased independence by establishing or rehabilitating skills.

    We have four convenient locations specializing in physical and occupational therapy. Find one near you.

     

Exceptional Care. Breakthrough Research. Innovative Technology.

Connecticut Children’s provides exceptional orthopedic care for growing bones. Our team of board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric orthopedic specialists and surgeons treat children from birth through 18 years old at the only health system in Connecticut 100 percent dedicated to kids. “Kids have dynamic, changing bones that you don’t see in adult patients,” states Dr. Mark Lee, division head of orthopedics. “All the [pediatric] diseases and conditions are very different.”

At Connecticut Children’s Division of Orthopedics, children inspire us to be the best we can be and to deliver outstanding care that kids and parents love.

Exceptional Care. Breakthrough Research. Innovative Technology.

Connecticut Children’s provides exceptional orthopedic care for growing bones. Our team of board-certified and fellowship-trained pediatric orthopedic specialists and surgeons treat children from birth through 18 years old at the only health system in Connecticut 100 percent dedicated to kids. “Kids have dynamic, changing bones that you don’t see in adult patients,” states Dr. Mark Lee, division head of orthopedics. “All the [pediatric] diseases and conditions are very different.”

At Connecticut Children’s Division of Orthopedics, children inspire us to be the best we can be and to deliver outstanding care that kids and parents love.

Our Orthopedics Providers

Mark Lee, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and division head of orthopedics at Connecticut Children's
Mark C. Lee, MD
Division Head, Orthopedics
Matthew J. Brown, MD
Matthew J. Brown, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedics
Sonia Chaudhry, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Connecticut Children's
Sonia Chaudhry, MD
Orthopedics
Headshot of Allison Crepeau, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Connecticut Children's
Allison Elizabeth Crepeau, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedics
Dr. Hafeez headshot
Imran Hafeez, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedics
Dr. Philip Mack
Philip W. Mack, MD
Orthopedics
Kristan Pierz, MD, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Connecticut Children's
Kristan Pierz, MD
Orthopedics
Headshot of Donna Pacicca, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Connecticut Children's
Donna Pacicca, MD
Sports Medicine, Orthopedics
Dr. Jeffrey Thomson headshot
Jeffrey Thomson, MD
Orthopedics
Dr. Janet Zahradnik
Janet Zahradnik, MD
Orthopedics
Headshot of Marta Berube, PA-C, a physician assistant in orthopedics
Marta Berube, PA-C
Orthopedics
Kevin Connolly, PA-C
Orthopedics
Erin Malone headshot
Erin Malone, PA-C
Orthopedics

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