Spinal fusion has been done in this general way, with metal rods, for 60 years now. Its current form is considered the gold standard in scoliosis surgery, and it’s a big improvement from how ...

Washington, DC - Recent advances in surgery for severe scoliosis have improved the correction ... involves the placement of metal rod implants that correct the spine and hold it in position.

Physiotherapist Emily Kyte-Hale will be one of them, completing a challenge she never thought would be possible when she was ...

This surgery reduces the curvature of the spine and prevents scoliosis from getting worse. A surgeon may use metal rods, hooks, screws, or wires to hold a part of the spine straight while the bone ...

Columbia Falls senior Boone Shanks someday hopes to invent machines that make it easier for people to cope with chronic conditions. The Eagle Scout and all-state member of the Columbia Falls speech ...

I do not have diabetes, but I do have significant scoliosis since childhood. I was told by an orthopedic surgeon that the only way to stop the neuropathy from progressing is to have back surgery, ...

Your scoliosis treatment will fall into one of three categories: Observation Nonsurgical options, such as a brace Surgery Patients with scoliosis are also often referred to a physiatrist ...

More severe scoliosis may require surgery, such as spinal fusion surgery, which involves metal rods and a bone graft to help straighten and realign the spine. In other cases, nonsurgical ...

McKayla's spine reached a 56 degree curvature, forcing her to need scoliosis surgery in eighth grade ... With 19 screws now in her back, two metal rods holding her spine in a straight line ...