{"id":125,"date":"2014-03-12T22:32:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T22:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2014-03-27T20:33:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T20:33:32","slug":"pediatric-disorders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/?page_id=125","title":{"rendered":"Pediatric Disorders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Treating injuries and structural problems in the pediatric  patient requires special training as well as a unique compassion.\u00a0 There are a multitude of problems that can  affect the lower extremity of a child.\u00a0  Congenital problems, such as tight calf muscles, can greatly influence  function and are often misdiagnosed until secondary damage occurs.\u00a0 Often problems such as metatarsus adductus, a  C-shaped deformity of the foot, require immediate attention in an infant. If  left untreated, severe adult deformities may result.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries in children often involve damage to growth plates  of bone.\u00a0 They are sometimes difficult to  diagnose without the proper equipment and expertise, and if inadequately  treated, may affect the bone&rsquo;s normal growth pattern.<\/p>\n<p>If you suspect a congenital problem or your child sustains  an injury to their foot or ankle we encourage you to see one of our  specialists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treating injuries and structural problems in the pediatric patient requires special training as well as a unique compassion.\u00a0 There are a multitude of problems that can affect the lower extremity of a child.\u00a0 Congenital problems, such as tight calf muscles, can greatly influence function and are often misdiagnosed until secondary damage occurs.\u00a0 Often problems such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-125","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":299,"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125\/revisions\/299"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footandankle.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}