Doctor Samuel A. Edwards B
Orthopedic Surgeon and Traumatologist
Focused mainly on Children's Orthopedics and Sports Orthopedics
País: Panamá
Modalidad: Telemedicina y Presencial
Valoración de 307 Pacientes Atendidos
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With extensive training and experience, Dr. Samuel A. Edwards is an Orthopedic Surgeon, focused on children's orthopedics and sports orthopedics.
Children's orthopedics is a specialty of orthopedic and trauma surgery that deals with injuries and musculoskeletal disorders in children and adolescents. It is also called child trauma or child orthopedic surgery.
In the event of doubts, suspicions of a pathology or high pain , the patient is referred to a pediatric traumatologist, who will be the specialist who must determine whether or not it is normal. To do this, a complete examination of the child's feet is performed, both on a stretcher (without support) and watching the patient walk.
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Sports traumatology is a branch of traumatology that is responsible for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injuries that occur during sports practice, in addition to trying to provide the early reintegration of the athlete to their usual practice.
Entre los 2 y los 10 años, el niño crece a un ritmo constante. Luego se inicia un aumento repentino en el crecimiento con la llegada de la pubertad, en algún momento entre los 9 y los 15 años.