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.
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A CHOP clinical study works to find an effective treatment for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), a rare and debilitating disease.
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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.
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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.
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Since 2005, Dr. Flynn has served as the associate chief of Orthopedics at CHOP, which is one of the nation’s largest and most active pediatric orthopedic centers and has a 120-year history of caring for children.
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Looking at your young child, it may never occur to you to think of the threat of osteoporosis — a disease that causes loss of bone density and makes a person more vulnerable to fractures. However, the young bones in your child's body will become the older bones in her adult body.
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CHOP's Young Adult Hip Preservation Program was designed to preserve, adjust or restore natural hip function and allow adolescents and young adults to resume their busy lifestyles.
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The Spine Program at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, is one of the largest multidisciplinary programs of its kind in the world. Each year, this program provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment to thousands of children with common and complex spinal deformities, musculoskeletal tumors, and trauma-related spinal conditions.
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The orthopedic surgery team within the Division of Orthopedics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has long led research into the causes of and safest treatments for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Two recent studies have garnered the Russell A. Hibbs Award for basic and clinical science research.
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The Division of Orthopedics is pleased to announce the addition of two new attending orthopedists to our team: Naomi J. Brown, MD, and Christian D. Turner, MD.
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The orthopedic surgery team at CHOP has long led research into the causes of and safest treatments for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.