Stepping Towards Solutions: A Toe-walking Study at Shriners Children's

Join us in a journey towards better mobility for children everywhere.

Extensive Arthrogryposis Research

Maxim was 13 months old when he and his family took part in a large study on arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC).

Stress Fractures

Shriners Children's provides care for all types of fractures, including stress fractures, a common sports injury.

Metatarsal Adductus

Metatarsal adductus is a condition in which a child’s forefoot curves inward and may be turned slightly under. It can often resolve itself without intervention. However, in more severe cases, casting or surgery may be necessary.

Accessory Navicular

An accessory navicular is an extra bone or piece of cartilage in the arch of the foot. Many children born with this condition have no symptoms, while others may feel pain during physical activity. If symptomatic, treatment may be needed.

Limb Length Discrepancy

Shriners Children's limb length discrepancy specialists provide high-quality care designed to assist children who have a difference in the length of their arms or legs become as independent as possible.

Vertical Talus

Shriners Children's offers casting, stretching and surgery to correct vertical talus, also known as extreme flatfoot or "rocker bottom foot."

How Do You Virtually Walk for LOVE?

What Patients Are Saying About the Salt Lake City Shriners Hospital?

A third party company, Press Ganey surveys patients after hospital visits to get honest and helpful feedback. The company provides the data on a quarterly basis to the hospital, and is presented confidentially.

Care From Routine to Rare

On a Tuesday afternoon late last year, Lindley Wall, M.D., checked on the progress of Chloe, a teenager whose broken arm she repaired after a tubing accident on the Lake of the Ozarks. A day later, J. Eric Gordon, M.D., charted the next steps in treatment for Camille.