Paediatric Orthopaedics | Prof. Dr. Halil İbrahim Balcı

Sever's disease is a common cause of heel pain in active, growing children. We explain why it happens, the typical symptoms, how it differs…

Perthes disease is a childhood hip condition caused by a temporary loss of blood supply to the femoral head. We explain the symptoms…

What causes achondroplasia, how is it recognised and diagnosed, and what does orthopaedic follow-up involve from infancy to adulthood? A…

Unequal leg length in children can result from congenital anomalies or developmental factors and requires treatment.

Treatment of clubfoot, when started early, is a congenital deformity management with favorable reported outcomes.

Blount disease is a pathological bowing of the leg caused by a growth disorder in the tibial growth plate in children.

Leg bowing in children is usually a natural part of growth and tends to correct itself over time.

Tibial torsion is an orthopedic condition common in children, caused by the twisting of the shinbone around its own axis.

The correction processes for X-leg and O-leg vary significantly depending on the patient's age and skeletal development.

Tibial torsion in children is characterized by an inward or outward twisting of the shinbone, which can affect walking mechanics.