Baily & Love 44: Paediatric Orthopaedics

Paediatric orthopaedics addresses deformity, injury, and disease in growing skeletons. This episode explores conditions such as developmental dysplasia, limb length discrepancy, and slipped capital femoral epiphysis.We examine how growth plates alter injury patterns, why timing of intervention matters, and how early treatment influences lifelong function. The episode also emphasises communication with families and long-term follow-up.This chapter reframes orthopaedics as developmental — where decisions made early echo across decades. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drmanaankarray.substack.com/subscribe