Patient Story

Meet Brian

Sep 24, 2020 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/Meet-Brian

In the early hours of May 17, 2017, a fire broke out at a Michigan motel, the result of an explosion. Brian, his mother and brother suffered injuries and were airlifted to a local hospital. Brian’s wounds were significant, with burns covering 85% of his body.

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Dancer Leaps Into Innovative Fusionless Option

Sep 18, 2020 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/09/Dancer-leaps-into-innovative-fusionless-option

Dancer leaps into innovative fusionless option with VBT tether.

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Emmett's Treatment Makes Shriners Children's History

Apr 06, 2022 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2022/04/Emmett-Body-Video

Emmett's leg lengthening treatment makes history in St. Louis. Eric Gordon, M.D., performs the hospital's first Ellipse nail lengthening where the tool is attached to the outside of the femur, instead of the inside.

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Shriners Children’s Northern California Verified by the American College of Surgeons

Dec 13, 2022 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Videos/2022/12/ACS

Level I Specialty Children's Surgery-Musculoskeletal verification requires pediatric hospitals to meet strict standards.

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Jack's Story

Sep 12, 2022 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/09/Jacks-Story

Parents facing son’s cleft diagnosis receive assurance and expertise at Shriners Children’s Boston

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Karolina Makes a Full Recovery After a Severe Burn Injury at the Beach

Apr 27, 2022 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/04/Karolina

Shriners Children's provided Karolina the burn care she needed to get back to being a kid again.

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Emmett Paves the Way for Other Patients

Apr 11, 2022 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/04/Emmett-Paves-the-Way-for-Other-Patients

Emmett's leg lengthening treatment plan included placing a nail on the outside of his femur, instead of the inside. It's a technique offered at only a handful of hospitals. Emmett's case was a first for Shriners Children's St. Louis.

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Nothing Slows Down Brody

Jul 01, 2022 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/06/Nothing-Slows-Brody

Brody is a middle school basketball player from Omaha, Nebraska, who credits Shriners Children's St. Louis for saving his left leg.

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Lucas Can Do It All

Mar 11, 2024 https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/03/Lucas-Can-Do-It-All

A Chicago area teen does not let cerebral palsy slow down his participation in sports and life, thanks to the care of Lucas’s team of specialists at Shriners Children’s.

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Starlit Shines in Rehabilitation

https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/04/Starlit-Shines-in-Rehabilitation

Learn how intensive rehabilitation at Shriners Children's helped Starlit, a child with cerebral palsy, thrive