Orthopedic Clinic
Effective October 3, 2011, the routes to get to 730 Welch Road will change due to Project: Renewal construction work to expand Packard Children’s Hospital. Please view the new map and directions.| Location Mary L. Johnson Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center Pediatric Orthopedic Clinic 730 Welch Road, 1st Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, all day Wednesday afternoons Friday mornings |
Phone: (650) 497-8263 Fax: (650) 497-8891 |
Services Overview
The Orthopedic Clinic at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital provides consultation and treatment for musculoskeletal conditions and diseases in children and in adults with residuals of childhood problems.Surgeries are performed in the Ford Family Surgery Center - a state-of-the-art surgical facility designed specifically for children. Learn more about the Center and how to prepare for your child's surgery. Types of problems treated include:
- Spinal deformities
- Clubfoot
- Congenital dislocation of the hip
- Conditions such as Legg-Perthes disease, a rare hip disease
- Musculoskeletal tumors - tumors in the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles or nerves
- Sports-related conditions
- Neuromuscular disease, such as cerebral palsy, with orthopedic manifestations
Orthopedic Faculty and Staff
Preparing for a Procedure
For parents. Your child's doctor may ask that you view some important information using an online education program called Emmi® to prepare you for your child’s upcoming procedure. Information is available for:- ACL reconstruction
- Anesthesia for your child
- Bunionectomy with possible osteotomy
- Knee arthroscopy
- Spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Medical Mission to China
In 2009, Packard Children’s Hospital orthopedic surgeons James Gamble, MD, PhD, and Lawrence Rinsky, MD, traveled to the People’s Republic of China. They taught Chinese orthopedic surgeons current diagnostic and operative approaches used at Packard Children’s Hospital. While in Yantai, PRC, Drs. Gamble and Rinsky gave six lectures, performed 52 operative procedures on 38 children, and gave consultations on over 150 pediatric outpatients.Meet a Patient
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Alaina Bopp Alaina Bopp is back on her ballet pointe shoes after Packard Children's Hospital physicians removed a non-cancerous tumor and managed her pain before and after the surgery. |
