1-21-2025 This is a case of a 9 year old female with a chromosomal deletion and early-onset scoliosis. She was managed nonoperatively for many years, due to slow progression and the deformity remained very flexible. However, she developed more sitting imbalance, sitting intolerance and the deformity started to become more stiff, hence discussion switched to […]
Category: Pedicle Screws
Blog Post: Idiopathic Lumbar Scoliosis Treated with Posterior Spinal Fusion T11 to L3
7-10-2024 13 year old female, active athlete Low back pain when participates in athletics Left trunk shift Right shoulder is higher than the left Near the end of skeletal growth Due to the magnitude of her deformity and skeletal age, surgery was discussed and, after discussions with patient and family, a posterior spinal fusion of […]
Blog Post: Severe Scoliosis Treated with Preoperative Halo-Gravity Traction and Posterior Spinal Fusion
3-31-2024 Above is an 11 year-old female with severe, untreated scoliosis of 143 degrees. Notice the severe shortening of the distance between her arms and hips. There is significant diminution of her lung volumes due to the shortening. With simply laying down on her back, the deformity improves to 104 degrees and if some force […]
Instructional PowerPoint on the Free-Hand Technique of Thoracic Pedicle Screw Placement
The following talk is one aimed at surgeons interested in learning how to place thoracic pedicle screws for spinal deformity surgical treatment.