Pediatric Orthopaedics

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Students learn about a wide range of pediatric orthopaedic conditions from birth defects to sports injuries and fractures. Emphasis is placed on understanding the pediatric skeletal anatomy, acquisition of physical examination skills, and relating pathology to structure/function relationship in the pediatric patient. Students participate fully in all aspects of care including outpatient visits, operative procedures, and inpatient rounds. Attendance at educational conferences is required. For more information and to obtain a permission number, please contact Wendy Thompson at [email protected] or 684-3170. Prerequisite: Ortho 429C. Permission is Required. Credit: 4. Enrollment max: 1. Melissa Allen, MD; Benjamin Alman, MD, and Anthony Catanzano, Jr., MD