Patient Cases: Instrumentation
Gabriella L. | Neuromuscular Scoliosis; Cerebral Palsy
Gabriella is a 14 year old who we met for the first time when she was 13. At that first visit, she was diagnosed with neuromuscular scoliosis with a 62 degree lumbar curve. Dr. Vitale recommended a posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation. Her underlying diagnosis is cerebral palsy with seizures and has a trach and a gtube. She underwent a ...
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Anonymous 10 | Congenital Kyphoscoliosis
Congenital Kyphoscoliosis, Halo Traction, Instrumentation, International Patient, Spinal Fusion, Vertebral Column Resection
This is a 12 year old who had prior spine surgeries abroad that consisted of hemivertebrectomy, short fusion and insertion of a VEPTR. She proceeded to have multiple lengthenings overseas. She also had a VSD that was repaired, DDH that required an open reduction of the hip and a horseshoe kidney.
She came to New York for another opinion, and they ...
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Victoria M. | Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Instrumentation, Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis, Schroth Therapy, Scoliosis Bracing, Selective Thoracic Posterior Spinal Fusion, Spinal Fusion
This is a 12 year old whom I met when she was 7 years old. At that time, she had a curves measuring 26 and 21 proximal to distal. We recommended Schroth physical therapy.
When she started hitting her growth spurt her curve progressed to the 30 degree range. She started bracing along with the Schroth. She had trouble with full ...
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Jack M. | Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Instrumentation, Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis, Lenke Type 2A+, Schroth Therapy, Scoliosis Bracing, Spinal Fusion, Sports
Jack came to us as a second opinion at the age of 9. He had recently been diagnosed but wanted another opinion. He had 21 and 20 degree curves at that time. He started with Schroth physical therapy and did great with this.
A year later his curve progressed and he was prescribed a Rigo Cheneau N brace which is a ...
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Anonymous 5 | Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
This is a 14 year old with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. She had recently been diagnosed and came to our office for a second opinion. She had no complaints of pain. Preoperatively, she had a main lumbar curve of 51 degrees with a compensatory thoracic curve of 18 degrees. She had a fusion from T8-L4 and doing great post operatively. She ...
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Anonymous 1 | Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Selective Thoracic Posterior Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation, Pilates.
This is a 22 year old who was diagnosed at the age of 10 and followed by another orthopedist. We met her as another opinion at the age of 22. She had curves of 54 and 36 proximal to distal. We recommended a posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation. She had ...
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Rachel M.
Congenital Scoliosis, Halo Traction, Instrumentation, Klippel Feil, Spinal Fusion, VEPTR growing rod construct
Congenital Scoliosis, Klippel Feil, VEPTR + Halo Traction + Posterior Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation.
This is a now 17 year old who had her last surgery 7 years ago at 10 years of age. We first met her when she was 3 years old. She was originally treated with a VEPTR growing rod which did require a few revisions throughout the ...
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Hamzy A.
Type of Scoli; Halo + Posterior Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation.
This is a 13 year old with a complicated medical history including TAPVR—Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return—ASD, and PDA (all cardiac) that was repaired on day 9 of life. He also had a fungal meningitis at age 1 that left him with subsequent complications. In addition, he has a single functional ...
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Faith W.
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Posterior Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation.
This is an 18 year old whose curve progressed after skeletal maturity. It went from 28 to 38 and then 45 degrees. They decided to proceed forward with surgery. Her curves prior to surgery were 33, 45 and 18. She had a fusion from T3-L3. She participates in crew and is back to ...
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Jake T.
Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis, MAGEC + Posterior Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation.
This is a now 13 year old who we have followed since he was 5 years old. He started with a 33 degree curve and initially tried a brace. The curve continued to progress over the years. At the age of 9, his curve had progressed to 64 degrees. At that ...
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