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Shriners Children’s Northern California Announces New Chief of Staff for Orthopedic Surgery, Rolando Roberto, M.D.
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/08/New-Chief-of-Staff-for-Orthopedic-SurgeryRolando Roberto, M.D., will be the new chief of staff for orthopedic surgery at Shriners Children’s Northern California.
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Keeping a Competitive Edge at Shriners Children’s New England
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/11/Blood-Flow-Restriction-TherapyPhysical therapists are helping young patients return to high levels of performance with a technique called blood flow restriction therapy.
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Surgeon Creates Colorful Cast Art at Shriners Children’s
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/06/Surgeon-Cast-ArtFelicity Fishman, M.D., doesn’t just fix hand and finger differences in children, she also cares for their tiny hearts with customized cast art.
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Shriners Children’s Research Director Named to National Academy of Medicine
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/10/Guilak-National-Academy-of-MedicineFarshid Guilak, Ph.D., research director at Shriners Children’s St. Louis, recently received one of the highest honors in the field of health and medicine. He has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
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Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Slipped-Capital-Femoral-EpiphysisShriners Children's offers a comprehensive hip program that ensures your child receives wrap-around specialty care for their growing bones and joints.
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Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency
Proximal femoral focal deficiency is a malformation in the hip joint and upper part of the femur (thigh bone). This malformation results in a difference in leg length and may cause gait abnormalities.
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Shriners Children's Boston Clinicians Present at the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association Conference
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/07/ACPA-ConferenceAt the 2024 American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association (ACPA) conference, ietitian Jenny Shiel, MS, RD, LDN, and nurse care manager Sandy Barrett, BSN, RN, CCM, presented strategies they utilize to meet the needs of special patient populations.
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Shriners Hospitals for Children Study Reveals New Link to Arthritis
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Shriners-Hospitals-for-Children-study-reveals-new-link-to-arthritisA new study by investigators at the Shriners Hospital for Children — St. Louis suggests the damaging effects of obesity are not due to body weight but rather come from something much smaller – biochemical signals released by fat cells.
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Stopping Pain From the Inside
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/02/Stopping-pain-from-the-insideWhat if, instead of addressing post-surgery pain with a pill or IV drip, a patient’s own cells could be triggered to prevent it? This is one of the goals of a new field of medicine created by investigators with the Research center at the Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis.
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Life-changing Care Helps Patient with Cerebral Palsy Achieve his Dreams
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/12/Life-changing-care-helps-patient-with-cerebral-palsy-achieve-his-dreamsJust a few months after receiving his diagnosis, Sam’s family was referred to Shriners Hospitals for Children — Greenville. The result of his operations has been astounding.
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