I'm Keith Bachmann, Orthopedic Surgeon in the Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Division. Our specialty is kids because they still have growing bones and there's differences in the way that you treat various injuries as well as conditions that you can have because of that growth that is still remaining.

It goes all the way from traumatic injuries, which would be the most common things that we see, as well as then kids with neuromuscular conditions, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy. They all have a lot of musculoskeletal ramifications, ways that we can help to maintain some of their independence as they move forward in life.

A condition that I have a special interest in is scoliosis, idiopathic scoliosis, as well as scoliosis due to other conditions. I made sure in my training to seek out extra training regarding adolescent and pediatric spine care to ensure that I would be able to provide the best care for those patients.

Sometimes that involves a specialty in Peds that involves interacting with the family. It's really making sure that the family is involved in trying to make sure that they understand why we're doing what we're doing.

I would say that what I find most rewarding is if we've diagnosed somebody who's been having problems for a while and we find a solution for them that can get them going. Sometimes these are kids that are dealing with a lot of problems and trying to check one thing off the list that they don't have to worry about or at least just knowing that they have somebody who's going to help them get through it.

When they're feeling better and we've fixed their fracture or whatever they had initially presented to see us for and we get to see that final interaction with them where they're back to their normal self, that's the best part of my day.