Vertebral Body Tethering Leads to Patient Doing Backflips

Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries

UCL tears are common sports injuries of the elbow caused by stress or overuse, particularly for overhead arm use, such as adolescent baseball pitchers. UCL injuries can cause pain, instability, or looseness in the elbow.

Dancer Leaps Into Innovative Fusionless Option

Dancer leaps into innovative fusionless option with VBT tether.

The Fulkerson Method: Procedure Addresses Teen's Chronic Knee Pain

Shortly after her first visit to the Greenville Shriners Hospital, a diagnosis was clear – patellofemoral instability. Alexis’ inner growth plate in her knee was outgrowing her outer knee growth plate, causing her knee to pop out of place on occasion.

Shriners Philanthropy Has Power to Bring Tears...Of Joy

Shriners Children’s Boston Chief of Staff Eric Chien-Wei Liao, M.D., Ph.D., is a leader in cleft lip and cleft palate research and patient care.

Shriners Children’s Anesthesiologist Sundeep Tumber Conducts Groundbreaking Opioid Research

The doctor hopes to standardize prescriptions and track patient use post-operatively via an app.

Saving Kids From Addiction: Shriners Children’s Sets Standards for Adolescent Opioid Use Post-Surgery

Dr. Tumber and colleagues from 10 other facilities within Shriners Children’s international health system are conducting a comprehensive, three-year study.

Year in Review: Shriners Children's Celebrates Achievements from 2022

A look back at some of the biggest stories of the year.

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring

Shriners Children's uses neuromonitoring during spinal surgery. This lets our surgeons monitor the nerves and muscles in the lower part of your child’s body during surgery. This helps the spinal surgeons avoid the risk of damage to your child’s nerves.

Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic therapy helps children improve mobility, strength, stamina and balance in a safe, supportive environment.