Where in Dubai
Children are seen with a parent or guardian at Grand Infinity Medical Center in Al Muteena, Deira. The clinic is next to the Grand Excelsior Hotel, in north-east Dubai. Bring your child's Emirates ID or passport, your insurance card, and any X-rays from a school nurse, a GP or an emergency department visit.
What is children's orthopedics?
Children are not small adults. Their bones are still growing, and the ends of the long bones carry soft growth plates that can be hurt in a fall. Children's bones also heal faster and can reshape themselves as they grow, so many injuries that would need surgery in an adult heal well in a cast. Children's orthopaedics covers broken bones and injuries in children, and problems with how the legs, feet and arms are shaped or grow. Many common worries, such as mild bow legs in toddlers, are part of normal growth and correct on their own.
Who it can help
- A child who has fallen and will not use an arm or leg, or has pain and swelling near a joint.
- Legs that stay very bowed or knock-kneed after the age when this usually corrects, or that are uneven.
- Feet that turn in or out, or a foot shape that worries you.
- A limp that does not settle within a few days.
- An elbow that healed after a fracture but now looks bent.
How Dr. Subhash approaches it
Dr. Subhash lists paediatric orthopaedics on his CV: children's fractures, and congenital and developmental deformities, including foot and ankle deformities, leg alignment problems and corrective osteotomies (operations to re-shape a bone). He published a study in 2016 on elbow fractures in children (supracondylar fractures) treated by closed reduction and fixing with thin wires called K-wires. He explains each step to the child and the parents in plain words.
What to expect
Consultation
He talks with you and your child, watches them walk or move, and examines the limb. Bring any earlier X-rays or scans.
Tests, only if needed
Many children need no tests. If an X-ray or scan will change the plan, he explains why it is needed.
Watch, brace or treat
Many shape problems are simply watched over time. Others need a cast, a brace, exercises or, less often, an operation.
Consent
A parent or legal guardian makes the decision and signs the consent for any procedure, after all questions are answered.
Follow-up while growing
Growing bones change, so he may want to see your child again over months or years to check progress.
Recovery, in general terms
Every patient is different. These are typical milestones, not a promise; your own plan comes from your consultation.
- Children's fractures often heal in about three to six weeks, faster than in adults.
- Children usually get moving again quickly once a cast comes off; stiffness tends to settle on its own.
- After a corrective operation, a cast or frame may be needed for some weeks, followed by physiotherapy.
- Some problems are checked until growth finishes, to make sure the correction holds.
Risks to know about
- A fracture near a growth plate can, rarely, affect how that bone grows. Follow-up visits look for this.
- Any operation carries a small risk of infection, bleeding or a problem with the anaesthetic.
- A wire or plate may need a second short procedure to remove it.
When to book a visit
For a suspected broken bone, an open wound or a child in severe pain, go to an emergency department first. Book a visit for a limp that lasts more than a few days, legs or feet that look unusual, or a follow-up after a fracture.
Where to book
Dr. Subhash sees patients at Grand Infinity Medical Center in Al Muteena, Deira, in north-east Dubai. The clinic is at Shop No. 4, next to the Grand Excelsior Hotel.
Grand Infinity Medical Center
Shop No. 4, next to Grand Excelsior Hotel, Al Muteena, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Questions patients ask
Can my child be seen in Dubai straight after an emergency visit?
Yes. If an emergency department has put on a temporary splint or cast and asked for orthopaedic follow-up, book a consultation and bring the discharge letter and X-rays. Keep the splint or cast on until he has checked it.
My toddler has bow legs. Is this normal?
Often, yes. Most babies and toddlers have bowed legs, and they usually straighten by about age three. A visit is worth it if the bowing is severe, uneven, getting worse, or lasts past this age.
Will a broken bone affect my child's growth?
Most childhood fractures heal without any effect on growth. A break through a growth plate carries a small risk, which is why some children have follow-up X-rays for months afterwards.
Does my child need surgery for a broken elbow?
It depends on the break. Some elbow fractures heal in a cast. Others, such as displaced supracondylar fractures, often need the bones put back in line under anaesthetic and held with thin wires.
Book an appointment
The clinic confirms every booking by phone or WhatsApp.