The duo at Ochsner Children's work with patients with varying degrees of scoliosis, a curving of the spine. Here's the story.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Many Louisiana children and teens struggle with AIS or adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. It’s a side-to-side curve of the spine greater than 10 degrees. It’s also the most ...
Scoliosis, the sideways curvature of the spine, affects millions of adolescents in the United States each year. The majority of them will not require any treatment, and only a small percentage will ...
A collaboration between civil engineering and neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh could change how spinal fusion ...
Sex-based anatomical differences in the pelvis make it essential that surgeons approach men and women differently when fusing and stabilizing the spine, researchers recently wrote in the journal Spine ...
Scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, doesn't just occur in children. It is not often diagnosed, but it is common in older adults with arthritis. Patients suffering from scoliosis often require surgery ...
From an early age, Dr. Kelli Crabtree-Wilson was fascinated by the human nervous system. Personal experiences sparked her ...
Minimally invasive spine surgery has risen in prominence and offers an alternative to open procedures. But findings about its economic benefits aren’t entirely conclusive, according to an article in ...