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Expectations About Orthopedic Evaluation

In an orthopedic evaluation, the doctor may ask the child to walk across room, turn and come back, walk heel-to-toe in straight line, walk on their toes in straight line, hop in place on each foot, do a shallow knee bend, and rise from a chair and walk across the room. Dr. Roger Saldana, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Baptist Children's Hospital, says all these exercises are for looking for balance, imbalances, symmetries, ankle strength, and for assessing strength.

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