[The psycho-social impact of the locomotor deformations in school-aged child]

Depending on their severity, congenital or acquired, the deformations of the locomotor system affect more or less the child's mental status. Adolescence is the time when their impact is most important. When the physical, mental or functional suffering become a disability, professional and psycho-social integration problems occur. The role of the team treating such a patient is to orientate him toward a specific job corresponding to his abilities, while the social services must support him in achieving this goal. The psychotherapist is the most important person in his fight against depression and, more important, suicide.