Category: spine surgeon
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Andrew C | Scoliosis Case
Posted on February 05, 2018
Andrew was 13 when he first presented to our office. He has a positive family history of scoliosis with his older brother having a spinal fusion. I had a discussion with Andrew and his parents about non operative treatment of ... Read More
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Njood A. | International Patient
Posted on April 18, 2017
Njood was an 11 year old international patient who presented to us with a large curve of 100 degrees of thoracic scoliosis and 100 degrees of kyphosis. Her MRI showed changes to the spinal cord and she was developing progressive ... Read More
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Santiago F. | Casting Case
Posted on February 01, 2017
Santiago is a young boy from the Dominican Republic with Idiopathic Infantile Scoliosis. He first came to see Dr. Vitale when he was 16 months old for a second opinion. He had been treated previously with two Cotrel casts. Unfortunately, ... Read More
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Natale B. | Scoliosis Case
Posted on June 23, 2016
Natalie was first diagnosed with scoliosis when she was 3 years old. Initially, her curve was small and was treated conservatively. However, when she went for her regular visit at age 7 her curve had suddenly jumped from 27 degrees to 63 degrees and she was referred to Dr. Vitale for further management. Read More
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Ismaeel | Complex Scoliosis Patient
Posted on June 23, 2016
Ismaeel is a 6-year-old boy who has been seeing Dr. Vitale since he was 5 months old for several orthopedic concerns. He and his 10-year-old brother Yaseen were born with a rare disorder that causes multiple skeletal abnormalities such as ... Read More
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Hagar M. | Congenital Scoliosis
Posted on June 09, 2016
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 she was 8 years old her curve progressed to 65 degrees and she was beginning to develop restrictive lung disease. At that point, Dr. Vitale recommended a VEPTR growing rod construct to control her curve while she grew. Read More