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Pedograph
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1920s-Pedograph May 19, 2022The pedograph was a medical device patented in 1923 by Podiatrist Dr. William Mathias Scholl that was used at our hospitals to determine the way a patient’s foot was placed on the ground.
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William “Billy” Florence, Cofounder of Shriners International
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/William-Florence May 18, 2022William Jermyn Conlin – better known by his stage name, William J. “Billy” Florence – is credited as the co-founder of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, along with Walter M. Fleming, M.D.
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History of Patient Education at Shriners Children's
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Patient-Education-History May 18, 2022Since its establishment, Shriners Children’s has made an effort to ensure its patients keep up with their schoolwork.
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Bone Lengthening Device
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1930s-Bone-Lengthening-Device May 19, 2022This device was used in the early years of Shriners Children’s to lengthen the bones of patients with limb length discrepancies.
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Shriners Children's Cleft Lip and Palate Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Cleft-Lip-and-Palate-Care-History May 18, 2022In 2005, the Joint Boards of Directors of Shriners Children’s and Shriners International officially added treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate to the healthcare system’s care disciplines.
