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Spina bifida causes, symptoms and treatment

<p>Spina bifida is a birth defect in which an area of the spinal column doesn’t form properly, leaving a section of the spinal cord and spinal nerves exposed.</p>

Understanding the Differences, Similarities of IBD and IBS

Feb 16, 2021

While the presentation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be very similar, there are clinical clues and diagnostic tools that can help make the crucial distinction between these two conditions.

Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: A Case Study

Feb 3, 2021

When A.L. was 11 years old, he complained of pain in his left hip. The pain subsided, but a week and a half later, A.L. came home crying and barely able to walk. The pain in his hip had become “excruciating.”

MRI Innovation at CHOP Lauded by Two Leading Scoliosis Organizations

Feb 3, 2021

Two recent papers from the Wyss/Campbell Center for Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) were recognized with awards by the International Congress of Early Onset Scoliosis (ICEOS) and the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). 

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