Surgical correction of scoliosis in patients with DMD remains controversial. This retrospective study enrolled patients who underwent posterior instrumented spinal fusion to correct spinal deformity ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - It's one of the most common spinal deformities, affecting an estimated seven million Americans: Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine. It often develops during adolescence ...

X-ray image of adult patient spine showing scoliosis surgery. Scoliosis surgeries are effective but expensive. A groundbreaking scoliosis study, recently published in the Journal of the American ...

Scoliosis is a spinal condition that occurs when there is an abnormal curve of the spine. Often, scoliosis cases are mild and do not need extensive treatment, but there are very severe cases that ...

Washington, DC - Recent advances in surgery for severe scoliosis have improved the correction rates from 55% in the past to around 80% to 85% in many cases, says Dr Daniel Sucato (Texas Scottish Rite ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Caregivers and surgeons may select spine surgery for children with cerebral palsy scoliosis to improve pain and ...

Anne Marie Hukriede has three times appealed her insurance company’s decision not to cover her daughter’s scoliosis surgery. The answer each time was the same: Aetna considers the procedure that ...

The mother of a child with worsening scoliosis said she is bringing her daughter to Florida for urgent spinal surgery — because she cannot get her treated in Ireland.

Maddy Welz always loved to dance. Even before she learned how to tie her own shoes, she was performing pliés and practicing tap steps. But her life changed when she was diagnosed with scoliosis at the ...

New Center at Hospital for Special Surgery Offers “One-Stop-Shop” Care and Improved Outcomes for Patients Needing Complex Spine and Scoliosis Surgery People who need complex spine surgery have a new ...