Born to Run
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Thanks to a specialized hip program at CHOP, a recent Drexel grad is back to her active lifestyle, pain-free.
Division of Orthopaedics News and Updates
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World’s First Child to Receive a Bilateral Hand Transplant Returns Home from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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Zion Harvey, the world’s first child to receive a bilateral hand transplant earlier this summer, was discharged from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) earlier today.
World’s First Bilateral Hand Transplant on a Child Performed at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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Surgeons at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia joined with colleagues from Penn Medicine recently to complete the world’s first bilateral hand transplant on a child.
Can Her Hip Joint Be Saved?
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Read a case study about a 17-year-old girl with a 1-year history of progressive bilateral groin pain diagnosed with acetabular dysplasia.
Sports Injury or Something Worse?
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Read a case study about a 13-year-old girl with progressively worsening knee pain, illustrating a typical presentation of a child with a primary bone malignancy.
Faster Pain Relief for Children With Fractures
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When clinicians in CHOP’s ED found that patients were sometimes waiting more than an hour for pain relief — too long by CHOP’s standards — they addressed the issue by implementing a quality improvement project.
Rapid Recovery Pathway for Idiopathic Scoliosis
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Can children head home just a few days after major spine surgery, with their pain under control? Healthcare providers at CHOP changed their method of care to make it possible for their adolescent patients.
Research Leads to Rare Disease Clinical Trial
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A CHOP clinical study works to find an effective treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), a rare and debilitating disease.
John M. "Jack" Flynn, MD - New Chief of Orthopedic Surgery
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John M. “Jack” Flynn, MD, a nationally prominent specialist in pediatric orthopedic surgery, was recently appointed chief of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Division of Orthopedics.
Global Orthopedics in Focus
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The recently published book, Global Orthopedics: Caring for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Injuries in Austere Settings, is a valuable reference for surgeons working in resource-limited environments.