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  • Condition

    Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Juvenile-Idiopathic-Arthritis

    Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a disease of the immune system in children that causes long-lasting joint swelling or stiffness. Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of JIA at Shriners Children's is key.

    male patient playing football outside
  • Condition

    Radial/Radius Deficiency

    Radial deficiency, also known as radial club hand, occurs when a bone in the forearm doesn't form correctly during pregnancy. Shriners Children's physicians can help improve the hand's function and appearance.

    mother holding infant, speaking with physician
  • Condition

    Osteomyelitis

    Osteomyelitis is an infection in a bone. It can reach a bone by traveling through the bloodstream or spreading from nearby tissue. Infections can also begin in the bone itself if an injury exposes the bone to germs.

    physician, mother holding daughter
  • Condition

    Mandibular Hyperplasia

    In mandibular hyperplasia, a child’s lower jaw outgrows the upper jaw causing the chin to stick out. Jaws and teeth are not aligned (underbite) and may affect breathing and eating. Shriners Children’s provides orthognathic jaw surgery.

    patient sitting on mother's lap, female physician
  • Condition

    Meniscus Injury

    Meniscus injuries usually occur from sudden movement that causes a tear in the cartilage of the knee joint. Shriners Children’s specializes in both surgical and non-surgical interventions based on the location, size and pattern of the tear.

    patient throwing football
  • Condition

    Goldenhar Syndrome

    Babies with Goldenhar Syndrome have facial differences including missing or partial ear, cleft lip/palate and small jaw, and a spine curve. Craniofacial surgeons reconstruct face, ear and palate. Orthopedic surgeons straighten the spine.

    father and patient in wheelchair
  • Condition

    Cleft Palate

    https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Pediatric-Care/Cleft-Palate

    A cleft palate occurs when tissues that form the roof of the mouth don’t join together before birth. Shriners Children’s team care repairs and restores each child physically and psychologically.

    female cleft lip and palate patient
  • Condition

    DiGeorge Syndrome

    DiGeorge Syndrome, or 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, is when a small part of chromosome 22 is missing. This results in the poor development of several body systems. Symptoms vary but can include cleft palate.

    patient and physician
  • Condition

    Ulnar/Radial Deficiencies

    Ulnar/radial deficiencies cause a hand to appear bent at an angle, towards either the thumb or little finger. Shriners Children's goal is to improve the hand’s function and appearance.

    physician examines female patient
  • Condition

    Paraplegia

    Paraplegia refers to partial or full paralysis (loss of the ability to move) and sensation that occurs in the legs and lower half of the body. Spinal cord injury and conditions that affect neural aspects of the spinal cord cause paraplegia.

    female patient in wheelchair