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Radial/Radius Deficiency

Radial deficiency, also known as radial club hand, occurs when a bone in the forearm doesn't form correctly during pregnancy. Shriners Children's physicians can help improve the hand's function and appearance.

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Shoulder Dislocation (Glenohumeral Joint Dislocation)

Shriners Children's offers treatment for shoulder dislocation, or glenohumeral dislocation, an injury in which the upper arm bone comes out of the shoulder blade socket.

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Osteomyelitis

Osteomyelitis is an infection in a bone. It can reach a bone by traveling through the bloodstream or spreading from nearby tissue. Infections can also begin in the bone itself if an injury exposes the bone to germs.

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Goldenhar Syndrome

Babies with Goldenhar Syndrome have facial differences including missing or partial ear, cleft lip/palate and small jaw, and a spine curve. Craniofacial surgeons reconstruct face, ear and palate. Orthopedic surgeons straighten the spine.

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Paraplegia

Paraplegia refers to partial or full paralysis (loss of the ability to move) and sensation that occurs in the legs and lower half of the body. Spinal cord injury and conditions that affect neural aspects of the spinal cord cause paraplegia.

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Ulnar/Radial Deficiencies

Ulnar/radial deficiencies cause a hand to appear bent at an angle, towards either the thumb or little finger. Shriners Children's goal is to improve the hand’s function and appearance.

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Meniscus Injury

Meniscus injuries usually occur from sudden movement that causes a tear in the cartilage of the knee joint. Shriners Children’s specializes in both surgical and non-surgical interventions based on the location, size and pattern of the tear.

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Shriners Hospitals Wants Children and Families to "Be Burn Aware"

https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/02/Shriners-Hospitals-wants-children-and-families-to-Be-Burn-Aware

February 7-13, 2021 is Burn Awareness Week. During this time, Shriners Hospitals for Children will promote its annual burn awareness and prevention campaign. Since the 1960s, Shriners Hospitals for Children has been a leader in burn care, research and education, and burn injury prevention is a key c...

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Dr. Chuck and the Pod People

https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/01/Dr-Chuck-and-the-pod-people

It’s a Saturday afternoon and Charles Goldfarb, M.D., is in his basement cracking himself up. Upstairs, his wife, Talia, knows exactly what’s going on: Her husband is editing his podcast again.