Nina Lightdale-Miric, MD News

The Center for Achievement of Teens and Children With Hand Differences provides a community for children and teens with hand and upper extremity limb differences.

The 3D Printing Program in the Las Madrinas Simulation Center at CHLA produces free prosthetic hands for patients and anatomical models for presurgical planning.

A CHLA study is investigating rock climbing as a way to measure the impact of sports on children with hand and arm differences.

Jordan was diagnosed with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome as a baby. A multidisciplinary team of experts at CHLA is helping him overcome every obstacle.

Limb Difference Awareness Month shines on two CHLA patients, born years apart with similar hand disorders, who connected through the hospital’s CATCH Program.

Born with amniotic band syndrome, Melody is missing some of her fingers and toes. That hasn’t stopped her from embracing her uniqueness and shining in the spotlight.

Comprehensive care provided by orthopedic experts at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles—combined with a spunky personality and can-do attitude—allow this 6-year-old to look beyond his condition and

The 5-year-old's family credits a team of fracture experts at Children's Hospital Los Angeles for helping their daughter recover from a playground accident.

Born with an upper limb difference—and a healthy dose of self-confidence— 4-year-old Mila shows she can do anything she puts her mind to.

In an indoor rock-climbing class for patients with hand differences, a wall is just part of what they’re learning to surmount.