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Patient Story
Colton: Patient Ambassador
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2020/12/Colton-Patient-AmbassadorColton, from West Springfield, Massachusetts, became a patient at the Springfield Shriners Hospital in 2012 when he was 3 years old. He was born with a condition known as spina bifida, specifically L2-L3 myelodysplasia, a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord do not form properly.
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Condition
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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Podcast
Infantile Scoliosis Mehta Cotrel Casting
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Podcasts/2023/Infantile-Scoliosis-Mehta-Cotrel-CastingPodcast with Purnendu Gupta, M.D., on our extensive spine care and serial casting for infantile scoliosis.
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Service
Upper Airway Imaging
The upper airway includes the nose, nasal cavity, mouth, throat (pharynx) and voice box (larynx). Upper airway imaging looks for narrowing in these areas, which can be common for children with craniofacial and neuromuscular conditions.
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Event
Shriners Children's Puerto Rico Outreach Clinic
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Events/2024/05/Puerto-Rico-Outreach-ClinicShriners Children's is set to return to Puerto Rico this spring for an outreach clinic.
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Patient Story
A Tale of Two Brothers: A Life Changing Experience
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/12/Hayden-and-HudsonBrothers Hayden, 19, and Hudson, 16, both had Nuss bar surgery at Shriners Children's New England to correct pectus excavatum, a chest wall deformity in which the breastbone sinks into the chest.
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Patient Story
Getting Back At It
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/12/Jesse-StoryPatient gets back to his life after completing Shriners Children's specialty spinal cord injury intensive rehabilitation program.
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Patient Story
Michael Breathes Easier After Care at Shriners Children's Lexington
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2023/11/Michael-Breathes-EasierHalo traction and spinal fusion surgery helped stabilize Michael's spine.
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Patient Story
Finding Freedom in Halo Traction
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/05/KennedyChicago girl seeks scoliosis and kyphosis care in St. Louis, undergoes halo traction and spine surgery.
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Patient Story
Angela's Rehabilitation Story
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2022/09/Angelas-Rehabilitation-StoryAfter her incomplete spinal cord injury caused by a plane crash, Angela found rehabilitation success at Shriners Children's Philadelphia.