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Treatment
Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR or Titanium Rib)
A curved metal rod that is surgically implanted to help straighten the spine and separate ribs so the lungs can grow and expand as the child grows. This device can be used to treat severe chest wall deformities and scoliosis.
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Treatment
Occupational Therapy
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Occupational-TherapyOccupational therapists at Shriners Children's help kids be as independent as possible, focusing on what is important to them and what they love to do in their daily lives.
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News
First in Chicago to Offer New Lightweight Prosthetic Partial Hand for Teenagers
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/First-in-Chicago-to-offer-new-lightweight-prosthetic-partial-hand-for-teenagersThe 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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Orthopaedic Surgeons Named Top Docs 2020 by Chicago Magazine
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/09/Orthopaedic-surgeons-named-Top-Docs-2020-by-Chicago-MagazineFour Shriners Hospitals for Children — Chicago physicians have been named to Chicago Magazine’s Top Doctors: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2020 list.
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Shriners Children’s Camps: All About Giving Kids Opportunities
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/10/Shriners-Childrens-CampsShriners Children’s wrapped up another season of camps designed to give patients the opportunity for extraordinary experiences and, most importantly, to just let kids be kids.
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Best Children's Hospitals: Portland Shriners Hospital Ranked in Top 50 of U.S. News World Report
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/07/Best-Childrens-Hospitals-Portland-Shriners-Hospital-ranked-in-top-50-of-US-News-World-ReportShriners Hospitals for Children — Portland recently received recognition in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking for Best Children’s Hospitals in the category of Pediatric Orthopedics.
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Shriners Children’s Lexington Adds Pet Therapy
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/08/Shriners-Childrens-Lexington-Adds-Pet-TherapyShriners Children's Lexington's new therapy dog, Chance, relates to patients he visits in the prosthetics clinic because he also has a limb difference.
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Shriners Hospitals for Children — Mexico Opens Clinic in Monterrey
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/03/MonterreyIt will serve children from 0 to 18 years of age for free.
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Honoring Ron Gingras
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/07/Honoring-Ron-GingrasAs the rest of the world looks ahead to August and the 2020 fall season, Ron Gingras is prepping for a different type of transition: his retirement.
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Infantile cerebral palsy and its orthopedic treatment
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Parlisis-cerebral-infantil-y-su-tratamiento-ortopdicoInfantile cerebral palsy and orthopedic treatment at Shriners Hospital
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