Predicting Prognosis with Sanders Score
Predicting the Prognosis of Untreated Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) at Skeletal Maturity using the Simplified Skeletal Maturity Scoring System
Michael G. Vitale MD MPH
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Specializing in Complex Pediatric Scoliosis
Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center
Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center
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- “What to Expect: Your Child’s Spine Surgery”
- “Safety in Spine Surgery”
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- “Staying Out of Trouble”
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- Dr. Michael Vitale Interview: Safety in Spine Surgery Month
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- About Dr. Vitale
- Spine Conditions & Treatments
- Educational Resources
- Risk Severity Scores
- App: Scoliosis Tracker for Phone or iPad
- Books
- “What to Expect: Neuromuscular Scoliosis Surgical Intervention”
- “What to Expect: Non-Operative Care”
- “What to Expect: Your Child’s Spine Surgery”
- “Safety in Spine Surgery”
- “Scoliosis: A Guide for Children and Their Families”
- “Staying Out of Trouble”
- “Value-Based Approaches to Spine Care: Sustainable Practices in an Era of Over-Utilization”
- Newsletters
- Videos
- Lunch & Learn Videos
- Spine Experts Discuss Pediatric Back Pain & Scoliosis
- 6th Annual Non-Operative Treatment of Scoliosis
- The Ergonomics of Remote Learning
- Dr. Michael G. Vitale Interview
- Preop Spine Class
- 10 Helpful Tips to Prepare for Surgery
- Dr. Michael Vitale Interview: Safety in Spine Surgery Month
- Curvy Girls Scoliosis—Dr. Vitale—Q&A
- Upcoming Meetings
- Cases & Stories
- International
- Contact
VIEW DR. VITALE'S CASE
HISTORY BY TYPE OF CASE:
HISTORY BY TYPE OF CASE:
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- AVBT (Tethering)
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chiari Malformation
- Congenital Kyphoscoliosis
- Congenital Scoliosis
- Down Syndrome
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Early Onset Scoliosis
- Familial Dysautonomia
- Growing Rod
- Halo Traction
- Heart Transplant
- Hemivertebra Resection
- Idiopathic Infantile Scoliosis
- Instrumentation
- International Patient
- Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Klippel Feil
- Kyphosis
- Lenke Type 1
- Lenke Type 1AN
- Lenke Type 1B
- Lenke Type 1CN
- Lenke Type 2
- Lenke Type 2A+
- Lenke Type 2AN
- Lenke Type 2BN
- Lenke Type 2CN
- Lenke Type 3
- Lenke Type 3A+
- Lenke Type 3C+
- Lenke Type 5
- Lenke Type 5CN
- Lenke Type 6
- Lenke Type 6CN
- MAGEC/Growing Rod
- Marfan Syndrome
- Myelomeningocele
- Neuromuscular Scoliosis
- Non Operative Care
- NYRC bracing
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Pediatric Scoliosis
- Pilates
- Scheuermann’s Kyphosis
- Schroth Therapy
- Scoliosis Bracing
- Scoliosis Case with Tethered Cord
- Scoliosis Casting
- Selective Lumbar Fusion
- Selective Lumbar Posterior Spinal Fusion
- Selective Thoracic Posterior Spinal Fusion
- Shilla
- Spinal Fusion
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports
- Syndromic Scoliosis
- Torticollis
- VEPTR growing rod construct
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- About Dr. Vitale
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- Risk Severity Scores
- App: Scoliosis Tracker for Phone or iPad
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- Book: “Scoliosis: A Guide for Children and Their Families”
- Book: “Staying Out of Trouble”
- Book: “Value-Based Approaches to Spine Care: Sustainable Practices in an Era of Over-Utilization”
- Book: “What to Expect: Conservative Scoliosis Care”
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