Tag: MAGEC
Surgical Treatments for Scoliosis
Posted on August 11, 2020
Please click below for information about surgical treatments that Dr. Vitale employs: Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering (AVBT) Before & After Examples Of Commonly Performed Scoliosis Surgeries Growing Rods MAGEC (MAGnetic Expansion Control) Spine and Scoliosis Spinal Fusion and Instrumentation VEPTR ... Read More
MAGEC
Posted on October 27, 2016
[caption id="attachment_2784" align="alignright" width="450"] MAGEC-Rib Hook & Pelvic Fixation[/caption] The spine center at the NewYork Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital is unique in New York in offering this new and exciting treatment for the young child with scoliosis. "The MAGEC (MAGnetic ... Read More
Growing Rods for Pediatric Scoliosis
Posted on October 27, 2016
[caption id="attachment_3754" align="alignright" width="238"] A device known as a “growing rod,” where a special expandable rod is attached to the spine and periodically lengthened, may be an option.[/caption] "Growing rods" may be utilized for some pediatric scoliosis cases when the patient ... Read More
Dr. Vitale’s Bio
Posted on June 03, 2016
Dr. Vitale’s Profile Video عن الدكتور فيتالي Michael Vitale MD MPH—Operative and Non Operative Scoliosis Treatment Pioneer [caption id="attachment_3238" align="alignright" width="200"] Dr. Michael Vitale MD MPH, Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at Columbia University Medical Center[/caption] A world's leader pediatric ... Read More
About Dr. Vitale
Posted on June 02, 2016
عن الدكتور فيتالي Meet Michael Vitale MD MPH [caption id="attachment_3238" align="alignright" width="300"] Dr. Michael Vitale MD MPH, Ana Lucia Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at Columbia University Medical Center[/caption] Dr. Michael G. Vitale is a New York Pediatric Spine Surgeon specializing ... Read More
Boy, 6, with Scoliosis is First in New York Area to Get Magnetic Spine Lengthening Treatment
Posted on August 14, 2014
Courtesy NY Daily News Call it medical magic — make that MAGEC (Magnetic Spine Lengthening Treatment). Doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital are now reaching for the handheld MAGEC device instead of their scalpel when they treat patients with early-onset scoliosis, characterized by a spinal ... Read More