Scottish Rite for Children

This article is about the hospital in Texas. For the hospital in Atlanta, see CHOA Scottish Rite Hospital.

Scottish Rite for Children
Geography
Location	Texas, United States
Organization
Funding	Non-profit hospital
Type	Specialist
Affiliated university	UT Southwestern Medical Center
Services
Beds	100
Speciality	Pediatric Orthopedic
Links
Website	scottishriteforchildren.org
Lists	Hospitals in Texas

Scottish Rite for Children is a pediatric hospital specializing in the treatment of orthopedic conditions and sports injuries, as well as certain related arthritic and neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia.

Hospital details

Scottish Rite for Children opened its doors to the children of Texas in 1921. One of Dallas's first orthopedic surgeons, W. B. Carrell, M.D., was approached by a group of Texas Masons who recognized a growing need to provide superior medical care to children suffering from polio regardless of the family's ability to pay. With the introduction of the Salk and Sabin vaccines in the mid-1950s, which virtually eradicated polio in the Western Hemisphere, the hospital broadened its focus to other orthopedic conditions. The hospital was originally called Dallas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children.

Scottish Rite for Children treats thousands of children for orthopedic conditions, including scoliosis, club foot, congenital dislocated hip, Legg-Perthes, limb-length differences and hand conditions, as well as sports injuries and bone fractures. Patients receive treatment regardless of the family's ability to pay.

The Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Center for Musculoskeletal Research supports research at the hospital. Scottish Rite for Children's research efforts have yielded discoveries such as the TSRH® SILO™ 5.5 Spinal System, TRUE/LOK™ External Fixation System, and the first gene associated with idiopathic scoliosis. The institution holds more than 50 patents and has more than 250 current active research projects.

Through the Luke Waites Center for Dyslexia and Learning Disorders, specific learning disorders, such as dyslexia, are evaluated and treated. Physicians hold faculty appointments at UT Southwestern Medical School.

Scottish Rite for Children is governed by a board of trustees, many whom are members of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Texas. Scottish Rite Masons are affiliated with Freemasonry, a worldwide fraternal organization. Financial support from the Scottish Rite or broader Masonic groups is on an individual basis. The organization is not affiliated with the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Centers for Excellence

Scottish Rite for Children contains six Centers for Excellence: The Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay/Martha and Pat Beard Center for Excellence in Spine, the Center for Excellence in Foot, the Center for Excellence in Hip, the Charles E. Seay Jr. Center for Excellence in Hand, the Center for Excellence in Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction and the Center for Excellence in Sports Medicine. Each center employs a team of physicians, surgeons, researchers and clinical support staff to provide specialized patient care and lead ongoing research studies.

Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay/Martha and Pat Beard Center for Excellence in Spine

The Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay/Martha and Pat Beard Center for Excellence in Spine is dedicated to developing innovative treatment techniques to care for the most complex pediatric spinal conditions. Directed by Chief of Staff and pediatric orthopedic surgeon Daniel J. Sucato, M.D., M.S., the center includes an integrated team of pediatric specialists in orthopedics, radiology, psychology, orthotics, physical therapy and more who use a multidisciplinary approach to treatment for each patient. The center uses the most advanced technology and research to provide an individualized and comprehensive treatment plan for every patient. The center also conducts groundbreaking research, which includes studying biology, genetics and treatment techniques to improve spine health for all children.

The center focuses on developing innovative techniques for treating the most common to the most complex spinal conditions. Spine research at Scottish Rite guides doctors and researchers to determine the cause of scoliosis, identify scoliosis earlier and better understand the factors that lead to curve progression. This research allows the team to develop new procedures and implant systems for treating scoliosis and other spinal conditions.

Commonly treated conditions:

• Early Onset Scoliosis
• Idiopathic Scoliosis
• Congenital Scoliosis
• Neuromuscular Scoliosis
• Spondylolysis
• Spondylolisthesis
  

Center for Excellence in Foot

The Center for Excellence in Foot at Scottish Rite for Children is one of the world’s leading treatment centers for children with congenital and acquired foot conditions. The center utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach to provide the highest level of individualized patient care. Under the direction of Anthony I. Riccio, M.D., the center provides both operative and nonoperative treatment techniques and works to address the needs of the whole child, bringing together experts from orthopedics, radiology, orthotics, physical therapy, psychology and more to create custom treatment plans for each patient. The center’s experts have vast experience managing both common and unique foot and ankle deformities in patients. The center also conducts extensive research to discover better treatment methods and advance patient care.

Commonly treated conditions:

• Clubfoot
• Calcaneovalgus foot
• Congenital vertical talus
• Extra toes
• Flat feet (pes planus)
• High arched feet (pes cavus)
• Stiff cavovarus feet
• Metatarsus adductus
• Toe deformities
• Tarsal coalitions
• Sever’s disease
• Ankle sprains
• Osteochondritis dissecans of the talus
• Fractures or Salter-Harris fractures
• Stress fractures
• Achilles tear

Center for Excellence in Hip

The Center for Excellence in Hip at Scottish Rite for Children provides high-quality medical care to children of all ages with hip conditions or disorders. Led by pediatric orthopedic surgeon Harry Kim, M.D., M.S., the center employs a team of experts from multiple disciplines to address all needs of the child. Specialists from orthopedics, radiology, physical therapy, psychology and more come together to create individualized treatment plans for each child. The multidisciplinary team approach allows the center to offer a broad spectrum of operative and nonoperative care to preserve, improve and repair the hip joint. The center also conducts groundbreaking research, which includes studying innovative treatment techniques and sharing findings with peers around the country.

The center's experts are committed to advancing clinically important research to provide the best care to our patients. Several of the center’s research projects have led to revolutionary, lifechanging results. The team contributes to large patient registries, which allows for the evaluation of treatment outcomes for a variety of conditions. Scottish Rite physicians and researchers are also involved in multicenter hip research groups with peers at top-tier institutions around the country.

Commonly treated conditions:

• Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH)
• Adolescent hip dysplasia
• Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
• Postinfectious hip deformity
• Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
• Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (Perthes)
• Adolescent avascular necrosis
• Apophyseal injuries and avulsions
• Chondrolysis
• Coxa vara
• Arthritis
• Labral tears
• Stress fractures
• Transient synovitis
• Chronic hip pain

Charles E. Seay Jr. Center for Excellence in Hand

The Charles E. Seay Jr. Center for Excellence in Hand at Scottish Rite for Children offers specialized care to patients with hand conditions or disorders. Led by Scott Oishi, M.D., FACS, the center employs several full-time hand surgeons and hand experts. The team provides quality patient care to children with congenital or acquired conditions of the hand and upper extremities, as well as children who need complex reconstruction following trauma. The center uses leading-edge treatments and a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to give patients maximum function, happiness and independence.

Scottish Rite for Children was the first pediatric orthopedic center in the United States to employ full-time hand surgeons. The hand surgeons at Scottish Rite are actively involved in research and education, and train doctors worldwide in the treatment of a wide range of hand disorders. Their research allows the team to better understand each condition and the most effective treatment techniques.

Commonly treated conditions:

• Arthrogryposis
• Cleft Hand
• Polydactyly
• Hypoplastic Thumb
• Pollicization
• Radial Polydactyly
• Symbrachydactyly
• Syndactyly
• Thumb in Palm
• Trauma
• Trigger Thumb
• Madelung Deformity
• Other Hand Conditions

Center for Excellence in Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction

The Center for Excellence in Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction at Scottish Rite for Children focuses on improving the lives of patients with various limb deformities and leg length discrepancies. Using a unique multidisciplinary team approach, the center addresses the needs of children with limb length discrepancies for both congenital and acquired conditions. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon David A. Podeszwa, M.D., and researcher Mikhail Samchukov, M.D., lead the center, working collaboratively with orthopedic surgeons, psychologists, and physical and occupational therapists to treat the whole child. The center also conducts research, which includes studying ways to improve treatment methods and making the limb lengthening process easier for the patient.

Commonly treated conditions:

• Blount’s disease/tibia vara
• Nonunions of long bones
• Hemihypertrophy/hemiatrophy
• Complex deformities of the hip
• Congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia
• Complex deformities of the foot and ankle
• Rotational abnormalities of lower extremities
• Complex trauma of the hip and lower extremities
• Genu varum (bowlegs), genu valgum (knock-knees)
• Limb deformities associated with skeletal dysplasia
• Post-traumatic growth arrests and associated deformities
• Congenital deficiencies/deformities of the upper and lower extremities
• Limb length differences (upper and lower limb): Idiopathic, congenital, postinfectious, post-traumatic

Scottish Rite researchers have modified techniques, that were originally developed by Gavril Ilizarov, M.D., in Russia, to create the TRUE/LOK™ External Fixation System, which includes the TRUE/LOK™ HEX and TRUE/LOK™ Trauma systems. These systems are used to treat limb length differences in patients in the United States and worldwide. Areas of research for the Center for Excellence in Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction include refinement of current fixation systems, improvement of limb lengthening techniques and better management of limb deformities.

Center for Excellence in Sports Medicine

The Center for Excellence in Sports Medicine at Scottish Rite for Children serves the comprehensive needs of athletes and provides management for sport-related injuries and conditions using a multidisciplinary approach. Led by Philip L. Wilson, M.D., Scottish Rite's sports medicine experts help injured athletes get back in the game. Board-certified pediatricians, pediatric orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, athletic trainers, psychologists and other sports medicine specialists work side by side with each athlete, their parents and coaches to develop the best game plan for treatment, rehabilitation and safe return to sport. The center also performs clinical research, which includes learning new ways to treat injuries and understand conditions to improve patient care and educate others in the field.

Commonly treated conditions:

• Sport-Related Concussions
• Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist
  • Overuse injuries from throwing and overhead sports, including osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)
  • Instability and dislocations; and labral conditions in the shoulder
  • Ligament injuries
  • Sport-related fractures

• Hip
  • Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and other labral conditions
  • Apophysitis and other overuse injuries

• Knee and Ankle
  • Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries
  • Patella (kneecap) and ankle instability
  • Osteochondritis dissecans (OCD), stress fractures, apophysitis and other overuse injuries in the leg
  • Sport-related sprains and fractures
  • Sever’s disease and other overuse conditions

• Medical Conditions
  • Female Athlete Triad and other needs in female athletes
  • Male Athlete Triad
  • Sports Psychology

External links

• Scottish Rite for Children Pediatric Orthopedic Hospital