Related Conditions & Treatments | Boston Children's Hospital

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Chiari malformation is an abnormality in the back of the head where the brain and spinal cord meet.

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Clubfoot is a congenital foot deformity in which the foot turns down and inward.

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Congenital scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that babies are born with.

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Hip impingement is a common cause of hip pain caused by abnormal bone development in the hip joint.

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Hydrocephalus is extra fluid in or around the brain.

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Kyphosis is an abnormal forward curve in the upper spine.

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Lordosis is an exaggerated curve of the spine that typically affects the lower back.

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Neural tube defects happen when the tube fails to close completely before birth.

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Neuromuscular scoliosis is one of three main types of scoliosis that cause an irregular curvature of the spine.

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Spina bifida occurs when the brain, spinal cord, or the membranes that cover them (meninges) do not completely develop.

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A tethered spinal cord occurs when the spinal cord is attached to tissue around the spine, most commonly at the base.