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Children’s Story Project
The Children’s Story Project features stories written by patients and families about how Children’s Hospital has impacted their lives.
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Q&A with Cora Collette Breuner, MD, MPH
Cora talks about what it’s like to work at Children’s and what’s special about the Department of Orthopedics.
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A Rare Comparison
Children’s is a leader in using regional nerve blocks to improve kids’ surgical experiences. Regional Anesthesia reduces their need for narcotic pain killers and helps control their postoperative pain and nausea.
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Focusing on Function
Children’s bone dysplasia team is the region’s resource for helping children and families anticipate and address the medical and physical challenges of dwarfism.
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Q&A with Jennifer Becker, Director of Orthopedic Services
Jennifer talks about what it’s like to work at Children’s and what’s special about the Department of Orthopedics.
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Mending Our Kids: A Children’s HealthLink Special
This one-hour special features Children’s internationally-recognized Orthopedics Program.
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Little Katrina Stands Tall
At age 5 and just 2-feet-11-inches tall, Katrina Wagner is a dwarf. She has a type of dwarfism known as kniest dysplasia. Her condition can’t be “cured,” but that doesn’t mean nothing can be done.
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“Patient Power” with Andrew Schorr
Drs. Conrad and Hawkins talk about sarcomas on an hour-long radio program called “Patient Power” with Andrew Schorr.
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Focused on Normality, Holloway is Still a Standout
Katie Holloway is one of the best basketball players on the West Coast. Here’s her secret. Katie has one foot.
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New Treatments for Scoliosis
Dr. Bruder Stapleton talks about new medical procedures that are giving hope to children with scoliosis, or a curving of the spine.
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Sports Injury Leads to Cancer Diagnosis
Caitlin is a 16-year-old who was diagnosed with bone cancer after fracturing her leg in a basketball game.
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Q&A with James E. Foulsham, PA-C
James talks about what it’s like to work at Children’s and what’s special about the Department of Orthopedics.
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Treatment for High Risk Neuroblastoma
Watch this six-minute video about Sam, a 3-year-old, whose limb turned out to be a bone tumor called high risk neuroblastoma.
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Sports Injuries: Exercise Causes Them, Helps Cure Them
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears — once thought to be primarily an adult injury — now are routinely seen in Children’s pediatric orthopedic clinics.
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Life and Limb: Improving Bone Tumor Treatment
Children diagnosed with bone cancer today not only have an excellent chance of surviving; they can — if treated at the right place — expect to keep their limb.
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Protecting teens from sports injuries
Dr. Gregory A. Schmale is interviewed about ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injuries for Parent Map magazine.
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Time may help solve common orthopedic problems in children
Dr. Vincent S. Mosca wrote this article for the Edmonds Journal.
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How much is too much in youth sports?
Dr. Gregory A. Schamle is interviewed about this topic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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