Patient Cases: VEPTR growing rod construct
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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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Hagar M. | Congenital Scoliosis
Hagar is a 16 year old young woman who was born with several problems with her heart and esophagus that required multiple major surgeries within the first few years of her life. As a result of these thoracic surgeries, Hagar had developed scoliosis by the time she was 2 years old.
Initially she was managed with a back brace but when ...
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