Patient Cases: Sports
Anonymous 9 | Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
This patient is now a 17 year old who we first evaluated when she was 13 years old. At that time, she had a 29 degree thoracic curve and a 38 degree lumbar curve. She did bracing and schroth. She had difficulties with both due to availability during Covid-19 as well as not able to wear the brace full time ...
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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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Mia D. | Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Mia is a young woman who came to us at 14 year old as a second opinion. She also had some back pain. She had her growth spurt ahead of her but already had a 54 degree curve. I recommended a posterior spinal fusion. She had a fusion from T4-L3 with plastic surgery closure....
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Isabella D. | Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Isabella was ten years old when she first came to our office upon the recommendation of her pediatrician for suspected scoliosis. Isabella is very active playing tennis and soccer. Isabella clinically appeared to have slight asymmetries at her shoulder and flank. Her X-rays showed curves measuring 29, 22, and 16 degrees.
Upon discussion of natural history of scoliosis during rapid growth, ...
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Margaret G. | Early Onset Scoliosis
Chiari Malformation, Early Onset Scoliosis, Scoliosis Bracing, Spinal Fusion, Sports, Syndromic Scoliosis
Margaret came to us as a second opinion at 16 years old. She was originally diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 5. She had an MRI that showed a chiari malformation and syrinx that required intervention by Dr. Neil Feldstein at Columbia. She then wore a scoliosis brace for 10 years. She discontinued her brace at the end of ...
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Ashley M. | Spondylolisthesis
Ashley was 10 years old when she came to our office as a second opinion for left thigh pain. Ashley is very active in softball, tennis, and basketball, and the pain became consistent after sports. Upon review of her x-rays, Ashley was diagnoses with a grade IV spondylolisthesis. We performed a reduction of the spondylolisthesis in June, Ashley has near ...
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