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Congenital Radial Head Dislocation
Congenital radial head dislocation is the most common elbow deformity characterized by limited range of motion and arm bowing. Treatments for this condition vary. Surgery is only recommended when the condition causes pain.
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Port Wine Stains
A port wine stain is a birthmark that looks like red wine was spilled on the skin. These birthmarks can be anywhere, but are often on the face, arms or legs. We use innovative laser treatments to reduce their appearance.
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Skin Infections and Injuries
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Skin-infections-and-InjuriesShriners Children’s brings hope with advanced treatment after a skin infection or skin injury. Specialists with expertise in pediatric burn care and plastic surgery treat a variety of skin infections and injuries not caused by a burn.
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Traumatic Wounds
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Traumatic-WoundsAnimal bites and friction burns, like road rash or treadmill burns, are examples of traumatic wounds we treat at Shriners Children's. When the skin is punctured by a bite or rubbed briskly on a rough surface, a traumatic wound can occur.
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Third-Degree Burn Care
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/Pediatric-Care/Third-Degree-BurnsAt Shriners Children's our team is skilled at treating third degree burns, also referred to as full thickness burns, which are among the most serious burn injuries.
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Care Inspires Patient's Sister to Pursue Medicine
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/02/Care-inspires-patients-sister-to-pursue-medicineLauren is an aspiring doctor studying pre-med at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her interest in medicine developed at a young age, when Lauren accompanied her sister on appointments to the Boston Shriners Hospital.
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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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Do you know what pollicization is?
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2020/11/Sabes-qu-es-la-pulgarizacinPollicization is currently one of the procedures performed quite frequently at Shriners Hospital. This procedure consists in converting one of the fingers of the hand into a thumb for patients who are unfortunately born without this finger, or that have lost their thumb due to some type of trauma. T...
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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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Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada Research Centre Turns 50
https://shriners-production-cd.azurewebsites.net/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/10/Research-Centre-Turns-50For half a century, scientific breakthroughs at Shriners Hospitals for Children Canada’s Research Centre have turned dreams into reality