Pediatric Orthopedic Services in Tampa, Florida

At St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital we offer treatments and services for the complete range of orthopedic conditions, from minor fractures to traumatic injuries and complex developmental conditions that affect the bones, joints and muscles.

By bringing together a multidisciplinary team of specialists, we can create the appropriate treatment plan based on each individual child’s needs. Our team includes specialists in the following areas:
  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Neurology
  • Urology
  • General surgery
  • Radiology
  • Anesthesiology
  • Physical therapy
  • Rehabilitation

Expert Team, Expert Care

Our highly-trained team of orthopedic specialists work together to provide the best overall care for each individual child. Our board-certified pediatric orthopedic surgeons treat all kinds of orthopedic conditions and injuries in children, with sub-specialties in spine care, sports injuries and congenital abnormalities.

Physician assistants (PA) and advance practice registered nurses (APRN) assist in the evaluation and treatment of pediatric patients and pediatric orthopedic technicians assist with cast preparation, care, and removal as well as fitting for durable medical equipment. Our pediatric rehabilitation team is specially trained in a wide range of disciplines, including physical and occupational therapy, motion analysis, serial casting, and more.

From student athletes to children with congenital conditions, our teams work closely with every child to give them their best chance at successful healing and normal development.


Conditions We Treat

  • Abnormal gait (walk)
  • Absent digits
  • Amniotic band syndrome
  • Anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL)
  • Anterior Knee Pain
  • Arthrogryposis
  • Benign tumors/cysts of the bone
  • Blount’s disease
  • Bowed legs, clubfoot and intoeing
  • Cartilage injuries
  • Cavovarus
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Clubfoot
  • Congenital abnormalities  
  • Congenital pseudoarthrosis
  • Erb’s palsy (brachial plexus palsy)
  • Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
  • Fractures
  • Genu valgum (knock knees)
  • Hip dysplasia (hip dislocation)
  • Hypoplasia
  • Joint pain
  • Klippel-Feil syndrome
  • Kneecap Dislocations
  • Kneecap misalignment and dislocations
  • Kyphosis
  • Leg length discrepancies
  • Legg-Calve Perthes disease
  • Limb deformity 
  • Lordosis
  • Macrodactyly
  • Orthopedic trauma injuries
  • Os Trigonum Syndrome
  • Osgood-Schlatter disease
  • Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD lesions)
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) 
  • Pes cavus (high arch)
  • Pes planus (flat feet)
  • Polydactyly (extra fingers or toes)
  • Recurrent ankle sprains
  • Rickets
  • Scoliosis
  • Shoulder Dislocations
  • Shoulder, elbow and hand injuries and dislocations
  • Skeletal dysplasias 
  • Skew foot (metatarsus adductus)
  • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
  • Solitary and multiple hereditary exostosis (osteochondromatosis)
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylolysis
  • Spondylosis
  • Sports-related injuries 
  • Sprengel’s deformity
  • Syndactyly (webbed fingers or toes)
  • T.A.R. syndrome (thrombocytopenia absent radius)
  • Tarsal coalition
  • Toe-walking
  • Torn Knee Meniscus
  • Torticollis

Make an Appointment: (813) 554-8983