Orthopedic Clinic

Location 730 Welch Road, 1st floor Palo Alto, CA 94304    Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, all day Wednesday afternoons Friday mornings

Phone: (650) 497-8201  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

The Orthopedic Clinic works closely with the Motion and Gait Analysis Laboratory to perform gait analysis. This tests how a patient walks and identifies any abnormal walking patterns.

Orthopedic Faculty and Staff

• James G. Gamble, MD, PhD
• Lawrence A. Rinsky, MD - Service Chief