Search
donate icon DONATE

Filter Results

Showing 821-830 of 992 results for “Laser Surgery”
  • Condition

    Tennis Elbow Lateral Epicondylitis

    Tennis elbow, an overuse injury, is caused by inflammation or microtearing of the tendons that join the forearm muscles outside the elbow. The physicians of Shriners Children’s can diagnose tennis elbow and recommend appropriate treatment.

    patient and provider back to back pose
  • Condition

    Hip Labral Tear

    A hip labral tear occurs in the rubbery tissue that cushions and supports the edge of the hip joint. Also known as an acetabular labral tear, this common injury can happen in children from athletics or conditions such as hip dysplasia.

    female patient performing gymnastics move
  • Condition

    Hemiatrophy

    Children born with hemiatrophy have unequal leg lengths due to the absence of one side of the leg. A limb lengthening procedure is the most common treatment for this type of limb difference.

    mom holding male patient
  • Condition

    Femoral Antiversion

    Femoral anteversion is an inward twisting of the thigh bone (femur), which causes a child to have a pigeon-toed appearance and experience frequent trips or falls. Many cases correct themselves as the child grows.

    Doctor Clemente con paciente de suéter color azul marino ambos levantando el dedo pulgar
  • Condition

    Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease

    Werdnig-Hoffmann disease is a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy. This rare genetic condition causes muscles to weaken, leading to minimal ability to move.

    male patient in wheelchair holding football
  • Condition

    Umbilical Hernia

    We offer treatment for patients with an umbilical hernia, which occurs when part of the intestine bulges through the opening in the abdominal muscles near the bellybutton. Most common in infants, umbilical hernias are typically harmless.

    nurse holding baby
  • Condition

    Ventilator Dependent Tetraplegia

    A person with tetraplegia who requires daily use of any type of mechanical ventilation to sustain breathing.

    male patient in wheelchair
  • Condition

    Ventral Hernia

    Shriners Children's offers treatment for patients with a ventral hernia, which is a bulge of tissues through an opening of weakness within the abdominal wall muscles. It can occur at any location on the abdominal wall.

    female patient and staff member
  • Condition

    Omphalocele & Gastroschisis

    Shriners Children's offers treatments for these two rare birth defects that cause a baby to be born with some of their internal organs extending out of the body through a hole in the belly.

    mom holding baby patient, provider interacting with patient
  • Condition

    Facial Asymmetry

    Facial asymmetry is having traits that do not perfectly mirror one another on both sides of a face, which may be caused by a genetic cleft lip and palate condition. Shriners Children's offers correction for cleft lip and palate.

    patient and mother with two providers