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Children's Orthopaedic and Scoliosis Surgery Associates, LLP

Children's Orthopaedic and Scoliosis Surgery Associates, LLP

Your Kids Are Our Kids

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  • Our Team
    • Dr. Gregory V. Hahn
    • Dr. Drew E. Warnick
    • Dr. Paul L. Benfanti
    • Dr. Lee G. Phillips
    • Dr. Daniel C. Bland
    • Dr. Ryan E. Fitzgerald
    • Dr. Brian R. Piazza
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  • Locations & Hours
    • St. Petersburg
    • Tampa
    • Sarasota
    • East Lake
    • Pasco
  • Our Specialties
    • Scoliosis
    • Kyphosis
    • Sports Medicine
    • Fractures & Trauma
    • Congenital Deformities of the Hands and Feet
    • Hip Preservation
    • Hand & Upper Extremity
    • Foot & Ankle
    • Common Complaints
    • Neuromuscular Disorders
    • Cerebral Palsy Treatment
    • Hip Subluxation & Dislocation in Children with Cerebral Palsy
    • Foot Deformities in Cerebral Palsy Patients
    • Rotational & Gait Abnormalities Caused by Neuromuscular Conditions
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Specialties

  • Scoliosis
  • Kyphosis
  • Sports Medicine
  • Fractures & Trauma
  • Congenital Deformities of the Hands and Feet
  • Hip Preservation
  • Hand & Upper Extremity
  • Foot & Ankle
  • Common Complaints
  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Cerebral Palsy Treatment
  • Hip Subluxation & Dislocation in Children with Cerebral Palsy
  • Foot Deformities in Cerebral Palsy Patients
  • Rotational & Gait Abnormalities Caused by Neuromuscular Conditions

Specialists

Paul Benfanti, MD
Paul L. Benfanti, MD

Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon


Brian R. Piazza, MD, MSc

Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon

Foot & Ankle

We specialize in treating complex foot conditions from birth through adulthood.  Injuries and conditions in growing patients require the care that our highly specialized team exclusively focuses on. 

Experience & Expertise

Where you go matters. Growing children need and deserve specialized care. Our foot and ankle surgeons blend their skills in foot and ankle surgery and their unique knowledge of pediatric growth and development to provide comprehensive care for the growing patient.   This expertise allows our team to understand the cause of deformity, its effect on function and how future growth will affect each of our patients so that individualized personal treatment plans can be carefully crafted for each of our patients.

Foot and Ankle Services Include:

 – Minimally invasive foot and ankle sports surgery

 – Non-operative and operative treatment of complex deformity and congenital birth defects

 – Ponseti method clubfoot care

 – Anesthesia free clubfoot care (when appropriate) 

 – Congenital vertical talus care

 – Calcaneovalgus feet 

 – Cavus (high arch) feet

 – Pes planus (flat feet)

 – Juvenile hallux valgus (bunion)

 – Tarsal Coalition

 – Multidisciplinary care of bone and joint infections

 – Care of routine and complex lower extremity trauma

Achilles Tendon Problems

  • The Achilles Tendon

American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society

  • Foot & Ankle Society, FootCareMD Website

Ankle Sprain

  • Sprained Ankle AAOS Link
  • Understanding Your Ankle Sprain Brochure (PDF)

Ankle Fractures

  • Ankle Fractures AAOS Link

Toe Fracture

  • Toe and Forefoot Fractures AAOS Link

Bunion Surgery

  • Bunion Surgery AAOS Link

Bunions

  • Understanding Bunions

Claw Toes

  • Claw Toe AAOS Link

Compartment Syndrome

  • Compartment Syndrome AAOS Link

Flatfeet

  • Flexible Flatfoot in Children AAOS Link

Foot Pain

  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Hammer Toes

  • Hammer Toe AAOS Link

Heel Pain / Sever Disease

  • Heel Pain AAOS Link
  • Understanding Sever Disease Brochure (PDF)

Iselin Disease

  • Iselin Disease Brochure (PDF)

Lisfranc Fracture

  • Lisfranc (Midfoot) Fracture AAOS Link

Morton’s Neuroma

  • Morton’s Neuroma AAOS Link

Plantar Fascitits

  • Plantar Fasciitis and Bone Spurs AAOS Link

Proper Shoe Wear

  • Athletic Shoes AAOS Link

Sesamoiditis

  • Sesamoiditis AAOS Link

Shin Splints

  • Shin Splints AAOS Link

Symptomatic Ossicles

  • Shinbone Fractures Overview AAOS Link

Talus Fracture

  • Fracture of the Talus AAOS Link

Tibia and Fibular Fractures

  • Tibia (Shinbone) Shaft Fractures AAOS Link

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Contact Us

Phone: (727) 898-2663 • Phone: (813) 879-2663

St. Petersburg Office

625 6th Avenue South, Suite 450, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Tampa Office

3440 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33607

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