Our Hand and Upper Extremity Program offers comprehensive and compassionate care for infants, children, and adolescents with complex injuries and congenital or acquired deformities. With access to the full resources of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, our team includes specialists in Pediatric Orthopaedic Hand Surgery, Musculoskeletal Radiology, Plastic Surgery, and Rehabilitation Services. Whether your child needs surgery or non-operative treatment for a condition that affects the hand or arm, our team is here to help.
Pediatric Hand & Arm Care
Your Child’s Health, Our Priority
Understanding the Three Types
The hand is very complicated! Did you know there are more than 27 bones, 123 ligaments, 48 nerves, 30 arteries and 34 muscles which move the fingers and thumb in the hand? Treating children with a hand condition or injury is often more complex than treating adults with the same condition or injury. Children’s bones are still growing and their hands changing, that’s why it is important to seek out experts who are specially trained to work with a child’s unique physiology.
A number of genetic disorders can affect the hand. Two of the most common disorders are polydactyly and syndactyly.
Focused on Your Child’s Wellbeing
There are very few pediatric hand specialty programs in the state of Florida. It is important to consider a surgeon with special training to work with the complexity of hands especially in infants and children.
Dr. Lee Phillips has fellowship training in complex surgical techniques needed for treating pediatric conditions of the hand and upper extremity. He is fellowship trained in both General Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. Dr. Warnick is fellowship trained in minimally invasive arthroscopic treatment of sports injuries of the elbow and shoulder.
Our team of occupational therapists helps children with upper extremity impairment and/or traumatic injuries achieve independence in all aspects of their daily lives. They specialize in creating custom splints and are also skilled in making equipment adaptations and in rehabilitating children with neurological impairment, traumatic and congenital hand deformities.
If your child has been diagnosed with the following conditions, you should consider a pediatric hand and upper extremity specialist:
Your child may have a treatable hand or upper extremity disorder. Please call our office at (727) 898-2663 or (813) 879-2663 to schedule an appointment with our hand and upper extremity physician today. Dr. Phillips sees patients at the St. Petersburg and Tampa clinics. Dr. Warnick sees patients at the St. Petersburg and Tampa clinics.
Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon
