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Best Children's Hospitals: Orthopedics

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Aug 9th 2010 4:28PM

Does your child have a sports injury? Check out the top hospitals for orthopedics. Credit: Elise Amendola, AP
When your child is ill, only the best care is good enough. So we're highlighting the hospitals that are leading the way in ...With more children getting involved in competitive sports each year, the number of children's sports injuries is on the rise. As a result, parents are increasingly turning to specialized orthopedic hospitals to treat their children.
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Thinking About Orthotics for Your Child? Try This First...

by Reggie Reyes, Posted Mar 16th 2010 10:00AM

Dear Reggie, My 11-year-old daughter Sophie is an avid downhill skier in the winter and plays competitive soccer in the summer. Lately she has been experiencing pain in her lower back and right knee. Sometimes the pain is intense enough to prevent ...
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Doctors skipping casts for broken bones

by Melissa Summers, Posted Apr 16th 2006 1:02PM

Doctors are increasingly avoiding typical plaster or fiberglass casts for children. They're finding, through studies, that children who were fitted with splints had better use of their limbs with broken bones during treatment and afterward than those ...
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