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Pediatric Orthopaedics

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The pediatric orthopaedic service at UNC is one of the strongest in the country.  It is consistently ranked by US News and World Reports as number one in the state and as one of the best in the country.  Our practitioners treat the full gamut of congenital, developmental and traumatic disorders of the musculoskeletal system in children, with the most cutting-edge technologies, and a focus on the well-being, comfort and happiness of the child and the entire family.  Whether your child has on orthopaedic issue from the time of birth, or injures their knee playing soccer, our team provides the very best care that will help them achieve their full potential.

Below are list of commonly treated disorders:

Congenital Disorders:

  • Clubfoot
  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Arthrogryposis
  • Spina Bifida

Developmental Disorders:

  • Spinal Deformities, such as Scoliosis
  • Tibia Vara (Blout’s Disease or Extreme Bow Legs)
  • Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
  • Perthes (Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head)
  • Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
  • Leg Length Discrepancy Problems (Growth Problems)
  • Lower limb deformities
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Cerebral Palsy

 

  • Acetabular dysplasia
  • ACL injuries
  • Aneurysmal bone cyst
  • Anterior knee pain
  • Avascular necrosis
  • Back pain
  • Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
  • Bone metastasis
  • Brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injuries
  • Broken forearm
  • C1 atlas spine injury
  • C2 axis spine injury
  • Calcaneovalgus foot
  • Camptodactyly
  • Cavus foot
  • Cerebral palsy foot disorders
  • Cerebral palsy gait disorders
  • Cerebral palsy hip disorders
  • Cerebral palsy spinal disorders
  • Chondroblastoma
  • Chondromyxoid fibroma
  • Chondrosarcoma
  • Clinodactyly
  • Congenital muscular torticollis
  • Congenital scoliosis
  • Congenital short femur
  • Congenital vertical talus
  • Desmoid tumors
  • Development dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
  • Diastrophic dysplasia
  • Early-onset scoliosis
  • Enchondroma
  • Ewing sarcoma
  • Femoral anteversion
  • FHL tendonitis
  • Fibrous dysplasia
  • Flat feet
  • Foot, ankle and toe conditions
  • Genetic cervical spine conditions
  • Giant cell tumor of bone
  • Goldenhar syndrome
  • Growth plate injuries
  • Hand fracture
  • Hip cartilage tear (labral tear)
  • Hip impingement
  • Idiopathic scoliosis
  • Infantile scoliosis
  • Jeune syndrome
  • Klippel-Feil syndrome
  • Kniest dysplasia
  • Kyphosis
  • Langerhans cell histiocytosis
  • Larsen syndrome
  • Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
  • Lordosis
  • Lower cervical spine injuries
  • Macrodactyly
  • Meniscus tear (knee injuries)
  • Morquio syndrome
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Neuromuscular scoliosis
  • Nonossifying fibroma
  • Nursemaid’s elbow
  • Os trigonum syndrome
  • Osgood-Schlatter disease
  • Osteoblastoma
  • Osteochondritis dissecans
  • Osteochondroma
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta
  • Osteoid osteoma
  • Osteosarcoma (bone cancer in children)
  • Periosteal chondroma
  • Proximal femoral focal deficiency
  • Pseudoachondroplasia
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Rib deformities
  • Sequelae (consequence) of pediatric hip disease
  • Sever’s disease
  • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
  • Snapping hip syndrome
  • Soft tissue sarcomas
  • Spasticity
  • Spina bifida
  • Spinal deformities
  • Spinal muscular atrophy
  • Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
  • Sprained ankle
  • Stress fractures
  • Symbrachydactyly
  • Syndactyly
  • Tarsal coalition
  • Thoracic insufficiency syndrome
  • Thoracic, lumber and sacral spine injuries
  • Thumb duplication
  • Thumb hypoplasia
  • Tibial torsion
  • Trauma-related spine conditions
  • Trigger finger and trigger thumb
  • Unicameral bone cyst
  • Wrist fracture

 

Faculty and Staff

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James O. Sanders, MD

Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Frank C. Wilson Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

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Samantha Tayne, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine, Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

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Anna D. Vergun, MD

Division Chief
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery