The Bone Health Clinic is for children with physical limitations that often develop with bone thinning and a tendency to fracture. These children require treatment to prevent fractures (standing, nutrition, vitamin D) and occasionally require additional medicinal treatment from the biophosphonate family.
The orthopedic examination at the clinic will help determine the most appropriate type of treatment for your child. Some children only require orthopedic follow-up, which is conducted as part of the clinic visits.
Conservative Orthopedic Treatment:
This mainly means customized medical devices that are meant to protect the child from fractures when he or she is moving around. Although the device may somewhat restrict the child’s freedom of movement, it may be necessary to protect the child and their health.
Orthopedic Surgery:
Some children with brittle bone diseases require surgery to prevent fractures, as well as operations to repair fractures or deformities.
Surgery to prevent fractures generally does not require special rehabilitation.
However, operations to repair deformities are considered major surgery, which definitely requires rehabilitation.
After the surgery we generally recommend full hospitalization in the rehabilitation department, at least until the pain has subsided, practicing breathing and transitions, and getting set up at home with the assistive equipment required for the recovery period. After a brief inpatient period, and according to the instructions given by the surgeon, we will be able to plan the duration of hospitalization and the best framework for you during the lengthy rehabilitation (full hospitalization, day hospital/partial hospitalization, your regular educational setting, and so forth).