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Condition
Muscle Weakness
Muscle weakness involves decreased strength in the muscles. A Shriners Children's physician can assess your child's muscle weakness, look for a cause and develop a treatment plan.
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Condition
Atypical Head Shape
A baby's soft skull may have an atypical head shape that is flattened, unevenly flat or cone shaped. Some resolve on their own. Shriners Children's evaluates and treats with molded helmets or headbands and physical therapy.
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Condition
Thumb Hypoplasia
Shriners Children's treats thumb hypoplasia, also referred to as hypoplastic thumb or thumb deficiency, where the thumb is unusually small and underdeveloped.
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Condition
Patellar Instability
Patellar instability is a condition in the knee where the kneecap is unstable and moves out of place, or dislocates. Shriners Children’s treatment may include physical therapy, immobilization (casting) or surgery.
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Provider
Brandi J. DeSaveur, PAC
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Our-Care-Providers/D/Brandi-J-DeSaveur-PAC-11468Brandi J. DeSaveur, PAC specializes in Physician Assistant.
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Provider
Carlos Armando Velasco-Hidalgo MD
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Our-Care-Providers/V/Carlos-Armando-Velasco-Hidalgo-MD-00076Carlos Armando Velasco-Hidalgo MD specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Provider
Rolando F. Roberto, MD
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Our-Care-Providers/R/Rolando-F-Roberto-MD-45772Rolando F. Roberto, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Provider
Marie-Andree T. Cantin, MD, FRCSC
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Our-Care-Providers/C/Marie-Andree-T-Cantin-MD-FRCSCMarie-Andree T. Cantin, MD, FRCSC specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Provider
Felix A. Posadas-Hernandez MD, MD
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/Our-Care-Providers/P/Felix-A-Posadas-Hernandez-MD-MD-00115Felix A. Posadas-Hernandez MD, MD specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Patient Story
Ready for the Return Home
https://www.shrinerschildrens.org/en/News-and-Media/Patient-Stories/2021/01/Ready-for-the-return-homeWhen 5-year-old Marie Eva steps off the plane in the West African nation of Ivory Coast next month, she’ll walk into the waiting arms of a family who has missed her desperately for the past 15 months. Walk, not crawl.