RT Book, Section A1 Shirakbari, Alicia A1 Feldmeier, Michael A2 Stone, C. Keith A2 Humphries, Roger L. A2 Drigalla, Dorian A2 Stephan, Maria SR Print(0) ID 1176578708 T1 Orthopaedics: Non-Traumatic Disorders T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071799454 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176578708 RD 2024/03/29 AB Pediatric orthopedics is a unique area of pediatric emergency medicine as children are not “little adults.” The growth process of infants, children, and adolescents differentiates them from adults. Whether treating congenital, developmental, or injury-related problems in children, the constant change in structure and size of the skeletal system determines the plan of treatment. It is important to become familiar with the different appearance of growth plates, ossification centers, and appearance of bones at the various stages of development. This chapter focuses on non-traumatic orthopedic disorders encountered in the emergency department.