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Chris' Story
Christopher is a 15 year old boy with Down’s syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. He was admitted into hospital with pain in his left thigh affecting his ability to transfer out of his wheelchair and walk in his frame. Christopher under-went investigations to establish the cause of his symptoms; these thankfully appeared to be normal. However, on...
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Sophie's Story
Sophie is a 15 year old girl who is a member of the Great Britain Martial Arts team. Whilst competing in Sweden she overstretched when warming up and felt that she had injured her hamstring. Following assessment, it was discovered she had actually sustained an avulsion-type fracture in which the muscle pulls off a fragment of bone – a feature of children’s muscle...
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Sam's Story
Sam is a 10 year old boy from Alderley Edge in Cheshire. He is currently undergoing Ilizarov correction for a left foot deformity. Ilizarov is a surgical procedure involving a metal frame attached to the outside of the limb – it is most often used to lengthen or reshape limb bones. Sam’s frame was put on in March 09 and is due to be re...
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Emma's Story
Emma is a 14 year old girl who has developed a condition called Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. This is a very painful condition which causes a disturbance of the circulation in the affected limb, leading to pins and needles and alterations of colour of the limb. She felt her knee give way in October 2008 and presented to Alder Hey in February 2009.&...
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