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New Innovative ACL Healing Technology at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/06/New-Innovative-ACL-Healing-TechnologyShriners Children's Philadelphia is now offering the BEAR® Implant for the treatment of ACL tears.
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Sports Medicine Physicians Explain How to Kick Injury Risks During FIFA World Cup
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2022/12/Kick-Injury-Risks-During-FIFA-World-CupPhysicians share a few simple steps to reduce the risk of related injury for young athletes.
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Shriners Children's Spokane introduces Sports Health and Medicine
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2021/11/Spokane-Sports-HealthReady, set, play (and stay healthy)!
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Shriners Children’s New England Shares Speech and Language Development Strategies
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/News/2023/06/Speech-and-Language-Development-StrategiesAll parents look forward to the milestones of their baby’s first year, wondering when the big moments might happen, including the sound of their first words.
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Pectoralis Major Tendon Ruptures
Pectoralis major tendon rupture is an extreme injury of the chest muscle, when the tendon pulls, but remains attached, usually during a bench press or other sports activities.
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Pelvic Avulsions
Pelvic avulsions are fractures of the pelvis in which a tendon or ligament pulls off a piece of bone from the hip. These injuries are often seen in athletes who have tight muscles or fail to properly warm up and stretch prior to exercise.
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Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome
Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, or "whistling face syndrome", is a rare condition that primarily affects the face, hands, and feet. From craniofacial to orthopedic specialists, Shriners Children's offers care for many symptoms of this condition.
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Ulnar Polydactyly
Extra fingers can be located anywhere on the hand. Ulnar polydactyly occurs when a child is born with an additional “little finger” located on the pinky finger side of the hand, known as the ulnar side.
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Thrower's Shoulder
Thrower's Shoulder is caused by increased load on the rotator cuff tendons surrounding the shoulder joint, which causes pain. Shriners Children's can develop a plan to treat this overuse injury.
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Knee Intra-Articular Tumors
At Shriners Children's, we take extra care in diagnosing conditions like intra-articular tumors, which can often look like soft tissue swelling of the joint. Our teams work together to care for your child, whatever the diagnosis.