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As Families Defer Pediatric Doctor Visits, Scoliosis Diagnoses May be Missed
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/As-families-defer-pediatric-doctor-visits-scoliosis-diagnoses-may-be-missedAs a physician, I am concerned about how the reduction in preventative care today will affect the state of our public’s health tomorrow. As an orthopedic spine specialist, I am especially concerned about how the current pandemic will affect preteens who are in the early stages of developing adolesce...
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Hip dysplasia in children
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/09/Displasia-de-cadera-en-niosShriners Hospital is a pioneer in Latin America and has a hip clinic aimed at patients 3 months of age and older with this pathology, and offers treatment follow-up. Regarding the subject, we interviewed Dr. Roberto Galvan, who is the Chief of the teaching department of the hip pathology clinic, so ...
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Trifecta of 'Nobel Prize' Awards
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/02/Trifecta-of-Nobel-Prize-awardsFarshid Guilak, Ph.D., has won what industry insiders call the Nobel Prize for orthopaedics – for the third time. The director of the Research Center at Shriners Hospitals for Children — St. Louis earned this year’s Kappa Delta award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons as he celebrates...
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Hip Dysplasia – Causes and Treatment
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/12/Displasia-de-cadera-Causas-y-TratamientoHow do you detect hip dysplasia in children? Learn more in the following article.
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Shriners Children’s Southern California Encourages Awareness During National Scoliosis Awareness Month
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/06/National-Scoliosis-Awareness-MonthJune is National Scoliosis Awareness Month, and the medical staff at Shriners Children’s are reminding parents about the importance of scoliosis screenings in children and adolescents.
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Shriners Children's St. Louis Advances Groundbreaking Research in Gene Therapy
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2024/10/Groundbreaking-Research-in-Gene-TherapyUsing gene therapy, a pair of doctors from Shriners Children’s St. Louis have discovered a revolutionary new way to battle childhood obesity by converting harmful fatty acids into beneficial ones.
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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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Comprehensive Approach to Scoliosis Care
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/06/Scoliosis-Information-Night-RecapThe spine team at Shriners Children’s Hawaii is committed to proper treatment of scoliosis during adolescence, as keiki have not yet reached skeletal maturity.
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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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Spinal Deformity
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Spinal-DeformityAt Shriners Children's, our focus is on early detection and fusionless treatments for the growing spine. Our teams take an integrated approach to the treatment of spinal deformities like scoliosis, kyphosis, or lordosis.
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