Over　the　past　two　decades,　advances　in　pediatric　orthopedics　and　closed　reduction　combined　with　percutaneous　internal　fixation　techniques　have　led　to　significant　growth　in　pediatric　orthopedics　surgery.　Implants　such　as　Kirschner-wires,　cannulated　screws　and　elastic　stabilization　intramedullary　nails　are　commonly　used　in　these　procedures.　However,　traditional　implants　made　of　metal　or　inert　materials　are　not　absorbable,　leading　to　complications　that　affect　treatment　outcomes.　To　address　this　issue,　absorbable　materials　with　excellent　mechanical　properties,　good　biocompatibility,　and　controlled　degradation　rates　have　been　developed　and　applied　in　clinical　practice.　These　materials　include　absorbable　polymers　and　biodegradable　metals.　This　article　provides　a　comprehensive　summary　of　these　resorbable　materials　from　a　clinician＇s　perspective.　In　addition,　an　in-depth　discussion　of　the　feasibility　of　their　clinical　applications　and　related　research　in　pediatric　orthopedics　is　included.　We　found　that　the　applications　of　absorbable　implants　in　pediatric　orthopedics　are　shifting　from　absorbable　polymers　to　biodegradable　metals　and　emphasize　that　the　functional　characteristics　of　resorbable　materials　must　be　coordinated　and　complementary　to　the　treatment　in　pediatric　orthopedics.　©　2025　The　Authors