Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Specializing in Complex Pediatric Scoliosis Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center
Halo + Posterior Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation Case | Hamzy
This is a 13 year old with a complicated medical history including TAPVR, ASD, and PDA (all cardiac) that was repaired on day 9 of life. He was having daily back pain. He had an attempted spinal fusion at an outside hospital but because of complications due to an allergy, ...
Scoliosis Patient Story | Competitive Dancer Back on Stage
Emma is a 13 year old competitive dancer; performing jazz, tap, lyrical, ballet, and modern dance! She came to see Dr. Vitale when she was first diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis at age 12. At that time her main curve was already 53 degrees.
Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering (AVBT) Case & Surgical Procedure
Vertebral Body Tethering is a growth modulation technique similar to vertebral stapling. This technique is different in that it involves placing pedicle screws in the anterior vertebral bodies. This is typically done thorascopically. The screws are attached to each other with a flexible, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cable ...
Samantha's curve was impacting her quality of life, so Dr. Vitale proceeded with a spinal fusion and instrumentation. She went from a 55 degree curve that was causing deformity and back pain to a 15 degree curve. “Dr. Vitale not only fused my spine, he gave me back my dreams!"
My team and I developed this unique application to allow you and your family to measure and keep track of your child's curve and to provide some additional functionality and information that we hope you will find helpful.
Meghan is a healthy young girl who was diagnosed with Early Onset Scoliosis when she was 6 years old. Meghan came to see Dr. Vitale soon after she was diagnosed. At that visit her main thoracic curve measured 61 degrees.
Fatoumata was 8 years old when she first presented to our office. At that time, she had a 15 degree thoracic curve and a 15 degree lumbar curve. Her curve progressed to almost 30 degrees so she started bracing with...
For all you PGY4 residents in Orthopaedic Surgery aspiring to be a pediatric orthopedic surgeon (obviously the best and most satisfying field of medicine) there is one week left to get your application to our Fellowship in. Hope to see you during interviews here in NYC in…
We’re excited to announce our latest initiative designed to support the emotional well-being of our young orthopedic spine patients! Our new program integrates mental health resources into pediatric orthopedic care, ensuring that kids receive holistic support on their scoliosis…
Another great Columbia Orthopedics Lunch and Learn where my friend and colleague Brian Smith gave a great presentation on our responsibility to do better research to accelerate improvement in conservative scoliosis care. Thank you also to the nearly 400 registrants for your…
Excited to kick off the 10th annual symposium on best practices on the non-operative treatment of the pediatric spine. So much has improved. So much to do... @ColumbiaOrtho @nyphospital #curescoliosis