Paediatric Orthopaedics
Foot and Ankle
Dr Graff has treated many children with foot and ankle problems, such as club foot, flatfoot, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, tarsal coalition, and recurrent instability and foot pain after trauma.
General Paediatric Orthopaedics
Although Dr Graff treats complex conditions in children, she gives the same care and attention to children with more common conditions, such as sports injuries and children with normal ‘variations’ in limbs. She has busy orthopaedic clinics at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Dr Graff will also see most paediatric orthopaedic conditions through her private practice.
Neuromuscular Conditions
The Rehabilitation Orthopaedic Clinic (REOR clinic) is a multidisciplinary clinic in which most children in South Australia with neuromuscular conditions requiring orthopaedic surgery are seen. Dr Graff is one of the leading surgeons for this clinic and specialises in treating children with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular conditions.
Link: SEMLS Booklet
Trauma
The Women’s and Children’s Hospital (WCH) is the leading hospital in South Australia for paediatric trauma. Dr Graff is often on call for paediatric orthopaedic trauma at WCH and has vast experience in managing children’s injuries, from simple buckle fractures to life-changing growth plate fractures.
Leg Lengthening
Some conditions, trauma or infections can leave children and adults with a difference in their limb length. Sometimes this can be managed without surgery, but often it is too difficult to live with high shoe raises and uneven walking. Dr Graff is one of few orthopaedic surgeons in Adelaide who performs leg lengthening, with either a circular frame or an internal device.
Lower Limb Deformity Correction
One of Dr Graff’s favourite surgeries is deformity correction, as patients who have significant pain and disability have life changing results. Not only is the appearance of the limb changed, but patients are generally more functional, have less pain, and are at less risk of arthritis later in life.
Looking to find out more or book an appointment?
If you are looking to find out more information, have any questions or would like to consult with Dr Graff regarding an orthopaedic condition, please contact our team and schedule an appointment.
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