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Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome
Thoracic insufficiency syndrome is a chest wall deformity that interferes with breathing and lung development. Shriners Children’s offers a number of services to treat the syndrome and any spine disorders causing it.
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Spondylolisthesis
http://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/SpondylolisthesisShriners Children's physicians are skilled and experienced in treating spondylolisthesis, a condition in which a vertebra slips out of place onto the vertebra below.
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Spasticity
http://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/SpasticitySpasticity is abnormal muscle stiffness, making it difficult for a child to perform coordinated movements. Doctors and therapists at Shriners Children’s provide prompt, family-centered care tailored to your child’s needs.
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Neurofibromatosis
http://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/NeurofibromatosisShriners Children's physicians treat kids with neurofibromatosis by encouraging healthy growth and development and managing complications should they appear.
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Infantile Scoliosis
Infantile scoliosis is an abnormal curve of the spine to the right or to the left, in the shape of a C or S, and affects children age 3 and younger.
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Loren T. Davidson, MD
http://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Our-Care-Providers/D/Loren-T-Davidson-MD-94560Loren T. Davidson, MD specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine.
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News
Hospital Board Member Pays it Back by Paying it Forward
http://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/Hospital-board-member-pays-it-back-by-paying-it-forwardBoard member Jim Atkins shares his story about becoming a Shriner and joining the board at thr Philadelphia Shriners Hospital.
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First in Chicago to Offer New Lightweight Prosthetic Partial Hand for Teenagers
http://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/First-in-Chicago-to-offer-new-lightweight-prosthetic-partial-hand-for-teenagersThe Prosthetic and Orthotic Services (POPS) department now offers a lighter-weight hand prosthetic for teens. Shriners Hospitals is the first hospital in Chicago to offer the M-Fingers carbon fiber technology specifically designed to fit children.
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New Chief of Staff is a Familiar Face at Shriners Children’s Lexington
http://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/02/Lexington-Chief-of-StaffVishwas Talwalkar, M.D., has been named chief of staff at Shriners Children's Lexington.
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Atlanto-axial Instability
Atlantoaxial instability is an abnormal, excessive movement of the joint at the base of the skull at the top of the neck - or cervical part of the spine.
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