Your Amazing Bones

Your Amazing Bones How Healthy Bones Grow and How Broken Bones Heal Authored By: Denise Rapacz, CNP and Patrick Riley Sr., MD

Your Amazing Bones Broken bones are a common part of childhood. With the right treatment, a broken bone usually heals well. With hundreds of years of experience among our orthopedic team, we created this book to share with parents and children how the human body miraculously heals. Our hope is that this book provides reassurance when a break occurs.

Dr. Riley is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Akron Children's Hospital, where he's been practicing since 1984. He earned his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio and completed a residency in pediatrics at Akron Children's. He went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic and scoliosis surgery at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Riley has a special interest in general pediatric orthopedics, including trauma (fractures), reconstruction, congenital deformity, foot and ankle, and non-operative spinal disorders. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society. Dr. Riley is an assistant professor of orthopedics at Northeast Ohio Medical University and has contributed to dozens of professional publications, presentations and research studies. He's also earned numerous awards and honors for his professional work and volunteer efforts.