Orthopedics
Orthopedics is the area of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of injuries or disorders of the skeleton and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments.
A pediatric orthopedist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases in children.
A pediatric orthopedist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases in children.
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Bones, joints, and muscles
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital’s board-certified pediatric orthopaedists are trained to treat a range of congenital, developmental, and traumatic conditions affecting children’s bones, joints, and muscles. Our physicians are world-renowned experts in surgical and non-surgical treatments for conditions such as scoliosis, limb length discrepancies, clubfoot, hip dysplasia, and fractures.
Our Services
Clubfoot
The effective nonsurgical treatment of clubfoot, a birth deformity that misaligns bones and joints in the lower leg, was born at the University of Iowa. UI Stead Family Children's Hospital orthopedic surgeons are at the forefront of care and training for this condition that can be successfully treated.
Scoliosis
Our staff of specialists offers surgical and rehabilitative care to treat both young patients with adolescent scoliosis and older patients with degenerative scoliosis.
The clinic offers a full range of orthopedic services including treatment for:
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
- Spinal deformity (scoliosis; kyphosis)
- Clubfoot
- Hip dysplasia
- Neuromuscular disorders (cerebral palsy, meningomyelocele and spinal muscular atrophy)
- Limb length inequality
- Skeletal dysplasias
- Spine
- Tumors
- Gait abnormalities (in- and out-toeing)
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Locations and Offices

200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
8605 Chambery Boulevard, Johnston, IA 50131

411 10th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
777 Mazzuchelli Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
2624 Orchard Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Orthopedics Clinical Trials currently in progress
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Patient Stories
November 7, 2022
Having just returned home from running errands with his mom, then-3-year-old Tate was excited to see his dad out mowing the lawn.

October 31, 2022
Miss Iowa USA 2022 Randi Estabrook aims to inspire teenage girls preparing to undergo the same surgery she had at University of Iowa Stead Family Chil...
August 28, 2019
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Educational Resources
Awards and Recognition
U.S. News & World Report - Pediatric Orthopedics
In 2022-23 our Pediatric Orthopedics program was ranked 36th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.