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First in Chicago to Offer New Lightweight Prosthetic Partial Hand for Teenagers

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The 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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Camp Winning Hands Provides Place for Kids and Teens to Reach for the Stars

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Camp Winning Hands provides a safe camping experience where kids can focus on being at camp, doing typical camp activities, without having to worry about explaining their hand differences.

four camp participants, three boys and one girl

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Cleft Lip and Palate Team Earns American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Approval

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The Springfield Shriners Hospital’s cleft lip and palate program has been recognized by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) as a fully-approved cleft lip and palate team.

members of cleft lip palate team springfield

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Cleft Palate

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A cleft palate occurs when tissues that form the roof of the mouth don’t join together before birth. Shriners Children’s team care repairs and restores each child physically and psychologically.

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Cleft Lip

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When a baby is born with a cleft lip, Shriners Children's team approach provides leading cleft lip surgery and addresses the entire range of concerns for parents related to cleft lip and alveolar cleft.