Tag Archive | Orthopedics

Story Lines: Orthopedic Experts Help Evey’s Spine

by Cally Johnson, Evey’s Mom Draper, UT At three months old, our daughter, Evey, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called 17q21.31 microdeletion syndrome (or Koolen De Vries syndrome). As part of her disorder, Evey has many physical anomalies. Throughout the first year of her life, these created many challenges and she had several […]

Common Childhood Orthopedic Problems

Now that the weather is warmer and your child is more active, you may notice that his or her growth isn’t occurring completely on the straight and narrow. Many kids exhibit flatfeet, toe walking, pigeon toes, bowlegs, and knock-knees in their first years of life. Some of these conditions correct themselves without treatment as kids […]

High Quality Spinal Care That Will Save You Some Bones

With so much talk about the rising costs of medical care, it’s refreshing to hear about a surgeon and hospital working together to raise care levels while lowering costs. John T. Smith, orthopedic surgeon at Primary Children’s Hospital, was recognized by Becker’s Healthcare as one of 10 Spine Surgeons Leading Spine Outcomes & Cost-Effectiveness Registries. […]

Primary Children’s Ranked Among the Best Children’s Hospitals

We are proud to announce that seven of our specialties have been ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012-13 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Primary Children’s rankings include: 18th in Cardiology and Heart Surgery 17th in Orthopedics 33rd in Neurology & Neurosurgery 43rd in Cancer 43rd in Nephrology 45th in Gastroenterology 46th in Urology. The […]

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