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Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Orthopedics

These are the 50 top-ranked orthopedic centers for children. Clinical research, ability to prevent surgical complications and overall infection prevention were among the factors making up 75 percent of the score, based mostly on data from a U.S. News survey of children's hospitals. The other 25 percent reflects how many of 450 pediatric orthopedists surveyed in 2011, 2012 and 2013 recommended the hospital.

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Preventing surgical complications	Use of infection-preventing measures	Orthopedics patient volume	Nurse-patient ratio
#1	Children's Medical Center Dallas-Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Dallas, TX See Orthopedics scorecard	100.0 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 67.0% Very strong: 50.0% and above	Superior 100 Score: 12 Superior: 11 or 12 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 23 out of 23	High 75 Score: 23 High: 21 to 27 out of 30	Superior 100 Score: 3.1 Superior: 3.1 and above
#2	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA See Orthopedics scorecard	94.1 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 69.8% Very strong: 50.0% and above	Very good 75 Score: 10 Very good: 9 or 10 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 23 Superior: 21 to 23 out of 23	High 75 Score: 26 High: 21 to 27 out of 30	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 Superior: 3.1 and above
#3	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH See Orthopedics scorecard	93.2 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 39.5% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 12 Superior: 11 or 12 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 21 Superior: 21 to 23 out of 23	Average 50 Score: 18 Average: 11 to 20 out of 30	Superior 100 Score: 3.7 Superior: 3.1 and above
#4	Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA See Orthopedics scorecard	93.0 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 39.1% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 12 Superior: 11 or 12 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 21 Superior: 21 to 23 out of 23	High 75 Score: 23 High: 21 to 27 out of 30	Good 75 Score: 3.0 Good: 2.6-3.0
#5	Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, DE See Orthopedics scorecard	91.6 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 32.5% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 12 Superior: 11 or 12 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 21 Superior: 21 to 23 out of 23	High 75 Score: 23 High: 21 to 27 out of 30	Superior 100 Score: 3.5 Superior: 3.1 and above
#6	St. Louis Children's-Washington University-Shriner's Hospital Saint Louis, MO See Orthopedics scorecard	88.8 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 24.0% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 12 Superior: 11 or 12 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 21 Superior: 21 to 23 out of 23	Average 50 Score: 20 Average: 11 to 20 out of 30	Superior 100 Score: 3.6 Superior: 3.1 and above
#7	Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, CA See Orthopedics scorecard	88.0 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 62.5% Very strong: 50.0% and above	Very good 75 Score: 10 Very good: 9 or 10 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 23 out of 23	High 75 Score: 23 High: 21 to 27 out of 30	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 Superior: 3.1 and above
#8	Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA See Orthopedics scorecard	87.9 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 77.6% Very strong: 50.0% and above	Significant 50 Score: 8 Significant: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 23 Superior: 21 to 23 out of 23	Very high 100 Score: 30 Very high: 28 to 30 out of 30	Superior 100 Score: 3.7 Superior: 3.1 and above
#9	Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO See Orthopedics scorecard	84.9 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 18.5% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 12 Superior: 11 or 12 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 19 Very good: 16 to 20 out of 23	High 75 Score: 27 High: 21 to 27 out of 30	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 Superior: 3.1 and above
#10	Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA See Orthopedics scorecard	83.9 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 28.6% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 11 Superior: 11 or 12 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 23 out of 23	Very high 100 Score: 28 Very high: 28 to 30 out of 30	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 Superior: 3.1 and above

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