Tag: cerebral palsy
2019 Pediatric Orthopedics Update
Posted on March 05, 2019
Columbia Pediatric Orthopedics is hosting a 2019 Pediatric Orthopedics Update. This is an opportunity to learn about a vast array of orthopedic conditions that affect the pediatric population. Pediatric experts from Columbia’s Department of Orthopedics will share their knowledge and experience ... Read More
Cerebral Palsy Spinal Disorders
Posted on December 29, 2016
Patients living with cerebral palsy (CP) face lifelong medical care that is often invasive yet unable to slow the body's rapid decline. Additionally, patients with CP are approximately 10 times more likely than the general population to develop osteoarthritis. "We need ... Read More
Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Cerebral Palsy
Posted on December 29, 2016
Patients living with cerebral palsy (CP) face lifelong medical care that is often invasive yet unable to slow the body's rapid decline. Additionally, patients with CP are approximately 10 times more likely than the general population to develop osteoarthritis. "We need ... Read More
Neuromuscular Scoliosis (NS)
Posted on October 27, 2016
What is it? Neuromuscular scoliosis is a condition that affects children with neuromuscular disorders and is characterized by the presence of one or more abnormal curvatures of the spine. This curvature causes the spinal column to bend to the left or ... Read More
Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS)
Posted on October 27, 2016
The Center for Early Onset Scoliosis is led by Michael Vitale, MD, Chief of Pediatric Spine and Scoliosis Service at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and the Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians ... Read More