About Us
Who
we are
 Varsity Orthopedics is a physician practice based in the Dallas/Fort
Worth area that specializes in pediatric orthopedics and the specific
needs of children. We care for kids, teenagers and young adults who have
suffered sports-related injuries, fractures and growth-related bone disorders.
How Varsity Orthopedics is different
Pediatric orthopedic surgeons specialize in treating kids and teenagers. It is
important to understand that kids and teenagers are not just small adults.
Therefore, treating illness and injury in children requires a different approach,
because their bones and joints are younger and not fully developed. Another
key factor that demands unique care of children is their tendency to feel overwhelmed
and afraid in the medical world.
Recognizing
the specific needs of children, Varsity Orthopedics creates a comfortable
environment for them that is not intimidating. Our special training and
experience in pediatric orthopedics creates the best medical care available
for kids.
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Your
injury does not have to be psychologically traumatic
 Another reason a pediatric orthopedic surgeon is preferred relates to
the fears of a child or teen. How well the doctor relates to a child or
teen will contribute to a successful treatment and rehabilitation, as
well as creating a positive image of the medical world. While an adult
may be able to cope with the unknown factors following an injury, a fracture
or sports injury may be an overwhelming catharsis for the child or young
teen. The ability of a physician to establish a rapport with the child
is essential to easing the fears of the child or teen. The injury may
be traumatic physically, but there is no reason why the treatment and
recovery needs to be psychologically traumatic as well.
Furthermore,
orthopedic clinics geared towards adults can be intimidating or even
frightening to a child. Adult-oriented clinics are often specialized
in the problems
of adult injury and bone disorders, such as arthritic joints and hips,
and problems associated with "older" rather than "younger"
bones and joints. The rehab areas in an adult orthopedic clinic often
have older people recovering from hip or knee implants or  those suffering
from arthritic joints — an older person's problem, not a young person's
problem. This only serves to make a child or teen feel out of their element.
The therapists may also be at a loss with how to deal with the child
or
teen recovering from a sports injury. There is a better way... an approach
geared toward the child or growing teen.
The
staff at Varsity Orthopedics has years of experience in treating orthopedic
disorders and injuries, and its physicians are fellowship-trained in pediatric
sports medicine. Fellowship training is the highest level of training
available in the United States for an orthopedic surgeon.
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