Expert Pediatric Orthopaedic Care

An interdisciplinary approach is used in patient care programs to ensure comprehensive care for each patient. The staff includes orthopaedists, pediatricians, nurses, therapists, social workers, child life specialists, and more.

The Shreveport Shriners Hospital is equipped and staffed to provide care for virtually all pediatric orthopaedic problems, with the exception of acute trauma. The hospital, however, has developed a special expertise in the following areas:

• Amputations and limb deficiencies
• Benign musculoskeletal tumors
• Bone dysplasias, conditions due to abnormal development of the bone tissue
• Cerebral palsy
• Chest wall deformities
• Clubfoot and other foot conditions
• General pediatric orthopaedic conditions
• Hand deformities such as syndactyly and radial club hand
• Hip conditions such as developmental dislocation of hips, Legg-Perthes, and slipped capital femoral epiphyses
• Idiopathic, neuromuscular, and congenital clubfoot and other foot deformities; tarsal coalitition
• Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
• Leg conditions such as limb length discrepancies
• Metabolic bone disease such as rickets and arthrogryposis
• Myelodysplasia conditions due to abnormal development of the spine such as spina bifida
• Neuromuscular disorders with associated orthopaedic conditions
• Osteogenesis imperfecta
• Pediatric trauma with secondary orthopaedic deformities 
• Poliomyelitis, orthopaedic conditions due to polio
• Spine conditions such as scoliosis, kyphosis, and spondylolisthesis
• Skeletal growth abnormalities
• Spinal cord injuries
• Upper extremity disorders

Family-Centered Care

Recognizing that the family plays a vital role in a child’s ability to overcome an illness or injury, Shriners Hospitals for Children helps the family provide the support the child needs by involving the family in all aspects of the child’s care and recovery.

The purpose of all Shriners Hospitals is to provide care to children with orthopaedic problems and burn injuries to help them lead fuller, more productive lives. By promoting the importance of the family and helping it become a stronger support system for the child, Shriners Hospitals can accomplish its purpose more effectively.