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Patient Story
Shriners Children's Chicago Patient Abbey Makes the Squad
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/Abbey14-year-old Abbey, cerebral palsy patient, becomes school cheerleader.
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Patient Story
Shriners Children’s Athlete Sets Sights for 2028 Paralympics
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2025/11/Rhett-cerebral-palsy-careBorn with cerebral palsy, Rhett has physical challenges that affect his right arm, right leg, fingers and toes – but he refuses to let them define him.
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Electrical Burn Care
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Electrical-BurnsAt Shriners Children's, our team uses advanced diagnostics and innovative treatments to care for electrical burns.
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Dentofacial Skeletal Deformity
Dentofacial skeletal deformity is a difference in the jaw structure involving the teeth and mouth, and face shape. Can involve a cleft (bones don’t connect). May impact breathing, eating and speech. Craniofacial teams treat all types.
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Neuromuscular Scoliosis
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Neuromuscular-ScoliosisNeuromuscular scoliosis, seen in children who have medical conditions that impair their ability to control the spine-supporting muscles, is the second most common type of scoliosis. Shriners Children's has seen tens of thousands of children with neuromuscular scoliosis.
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Spondylolysis
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/SpondylolysisShriners Children's physicians have vast experience treating spondylolysis, a spine condition that can lead to small stress fractures or cracks in the vertebrae, often after repeated injuries during sports.
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Metabolic Bone Disease
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Metabolic-Bone-DiseaseMetabolic bone diseases are generally caused by mineral or Vitamin D, bone mass or bone structure imbalances, and affect bone strength. Shriners Children’s provides treatment for more than 100 common to rare bone diseases.
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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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Patient Story
From Bolivia to Philadelphia: Joissy’s Scoliosis Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/03/Joissys-Scoliosis-StoryJoissy and her family found world-class scoliosis care, love and support at Shriners Children's Philadelphia.
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Patient Story
Noah's Story: Anything Is Possible
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2024/11/Noahs-Clubfoot-JourneyNoah's journey as a Shriners Children's New England patient leads to the college football field.
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