Little People, Big World comes to Children's
DR. Hoffinger and Zach meet in Children's Outpatient Center. 
(above) Dr. Hoffinger examines Zach's x-ray while a cameraman looks on.
(right) Mom discusses the surgery with orthopedic nurse Michael Syberg, RN.
When Scott Hoffinger, MD, first consulted with the Roloff family about their son Zachary’s bowed legs, the teenager fell asleep in the middle of the exam. Fortunately, the trials and tribulations of Zach and his family, stars of TLC TV’s reality show Little People, Big World, have kept lots of TV viewers awake and interested.
The Roloffs, many of whom are short of stature, were concerned that Zach’s legs were affecting the 16-year-old’s soccer game. Orthopedic complications are not unusual in people with disproportionate dwarfism. The exam, which took place in a hotel room at the Little People’s Annual Convention, was followed by a journey from the Roloff's Oregon ranch to Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, to see Dr. Hoffinger again, cameras in tow.
Dr. Hoffinger, chief of Children’s Orthopedics department, recommended straightening Zach’s right leg. He performed the surgery in December. In February, Zach’s cast was removed. Everything looks great.
All is being revealed in a series of episodes on this season’s Little People, Big World.
Stay tuned.
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