Animal Bites
Detailed information on animal bites and rabies, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
Detailed information on animal bites and rabies, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
An abrasion is a superficial rub or wearing off of the skin, usually caused by a scrape or a brush burn. Abrasions are usually minor injuries that can be treated at home.
Tibial torsion is an inward twisting of the shinbones. These bones are located between the knee and the ankle. Tibial torsion causes a child's feet to turn inward.
Detailed information on orthopaedic disorders in children
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) is a condition of the hip joint that affects children. In SCFE, the ball of the thighbone (femoral head) slips off the neck of the thighbone.
Here you will find detailed information on evaluation procedures used to diagnosis orthopedic disorders in children.
Detailed information on sports safety for kids, including safety gear and equipment
Exstrophy of the bladder is when a baby's bladder has grown inside out and is sticking through the belly wall. It often occurs together with epispadias. This is when the opening of the tube that carries urine out of the body (the urethra) is in the wrong place.
Detailed information on dialysis, including peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis
Undescended testes is when one or both of the male testes have not passed down into the scrotal sac. This is a condition seen in some newborn baby boys.