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New National Study Examines Weight Training-Related Injuries
The popularity of weight training has grown over the past decade. A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has found that the number of injuries from weight training has increased as well.
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Recording-breaking Year for BuckeyeThon as Ohio State Students Raise Six Figures for Nationwide Childrens Hospital
For the first time in nine years, students of The Ohio State University who participated in this year’s BuckeyeThon broke the six-figure mark raising more than $100,000 for Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
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Pediatric Stroke News Tips from the American Stroke Associations International Stroke Conference 2010
Although stroke occurs primarily in the elderly, it also strikes young adults, children, infants and can even occur before birth — and with equally devastating results. Here is some of the latest research related to children and stroke.
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Calvarial Vault Remodeling
Calvarial vault remodeling (CVR) refers to a surgical procedure used to reshape the bones of the skull when they are misshapen due to craniosynostosis. Fronto-orbital advancement (FOA) refers to advancing the forehead and eyebrow region forward in patients in whom those regions are recessed.
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2010 BIA Parade of Homes July 24 to August 8
The 2010 Parade of Homes, presented by the Building Industry Association (BIA) of central Ohio, will run Saturday, July 24 through Sunday, August 8 at Ackerly Park in New Albany.
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American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Internal Medicine Sign-Off on Adult Congenital Heart Disease Sub-Specialty
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the number one birth defect in the United States, and because of the advancement of surgery and technology in the treatment of CHD, more children live into adulthood than ever before.
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Facial Bipartition
Facial bipartition is surgery performed by a plastic surgeon and a neurosurgeon to reposition the entire face and to bring the orbits (bones holding the eyes) closer together. Patients who need this procedure may have hypertelorbitism, Apert syndrome, Crouzon syndrome or craniofrontonasal dysplasia.
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LeFort 3 Distraction
LeFort 3 distraction is surgery to reposition the cheek bones, orbits and upper jaw. Distraction means the bones are moves slowly over several weeks, in order to achieve a larger movement and less relapse. LeFort 3 distraction can improve obstructive sleep apnea and reduce exorbitism.
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Orthognathic Surgery
The purpose of orthognathic surgery is to reposition the upper jaw, the lower jaw or the chin. There are several procedures that fall under the category of orthognathic surgery including LeFort 1, bilateral sagittal splint osteotomy (BSSO) and genioplasty. Two or three operations may be combined.
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Are You Strong Enough to Take on Bull Run?
The 7th annual Bull Run, presented by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and benefiting Nationwide Children’s Hospital, will take place on Saturday, August 7, at McPherson Commons.