TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Orthopaedics: Non-Traumatic Disorders A1 - Shirakbari, Alicia A1 - Feldmeier, Michael A2 - Stone, C. Keith A2 - Humphries, Roger L. A2 - Drigalla, Dorian A2 - Stephan, Maria PY - 2014 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine 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. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106026491 ER -