The World Pediatric Project’s winter fundraiser called “Treasures in Paradise” happened last week, Friday January 26th, The keynote speaker was Erickson Hernandez, a wonderful young man who Drs. Manke and Goldfarb, and myself treated at our Shriner’s Hospital. Check out the web address (copy and paste in your browser) below for a video of Erickson’s […]
Month: January 2018
Vertebral Body Tethering Part 4
Primum non nocere or “do no harm” is a basic tenet of medicine. This is why for surgical procedures, such as Vertebral Body Tethering or VBT, safety is the pre-eminent concern, even more so than its efficacy or how well it works. If a surgical procedure is safe (infrequent, minor complications, with no significant […]
Vertebral Body Tethering for Scoliosis Part 3
In Medicine, and in particular the area of spine deformity, the development of new treatments and technologies which can demonstrate improved outcomes, lower frequencies of complications, and/or faster recovery can create a “buzz” and enthusiasm depending on its potential of improvement. Physicians typically see these innovations earlier than the general public at medical meetings […]