Augmented reality-assisted spine surgery restored Diana Little-Day’s ability to stand and live pain-free after five years of ...
A young woman with scoliosis has revealed her incredible transformation after surgeons straightened it with 20 screws. At just 14 years old, Paige Mackenzie discovered she had a curved spine. Now a 22 ...
Typically as you get older, your scoliosis progresses and gets worse,' she explained. 'When I was 14, my curvature was probably maybe 15 or 20 degrees. 'By the time I had spine surgery ...
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a condition characterized by an abnormal curvature of the spine that occurs in ... to achieve optimal results in AIS surgery. One area of investigation ...
The family of a 13-year-old filed a federal lawsuit against Mayo Clinic and two orthopedic surgeons, alleging they permanently paralyzed the girl after failing to stabilize her spine during surgery.
Although not all instances require surgery, scoliosis in its progressive form ... the surgery —termed posterior spinal fusion with instrumentation — combined both the fusion of vertebrae ...
The research in spine surgery is led by three fellowship-trained spine surgeons ... spinal cord injury, spinal deformity/scoliosis research, and spinal tumors.
Orthopedic spine surgeon Antonio Webb, MD, has opened a spinal clinic in Schertz, Texas, according to a Feb. 3 report from News 4 San Antonio. The South Texas Spinal Clinic will offer nonoperative and ...
As members of national medical societies, including the Scoliosis Research Society, the North American Spine Society, AO Spine of North America, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, our ...