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3D Spinal Models Improve Surgical Planning and Execution
Riley Jones, 14, was born with three extra vertebrae that caused a sharp angular deformity of the spine and compressed ...
The Pros and Cons of Vertebral Body Tethering for Scoliosis
Scott Luhmann, MD, has expertise in a variety of procedures to treat scoliosis including vertebral body stapling, tethering and resection. ...
First Patient With Fontan Fenestration To Undergo Spinal Fusion At St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Julia Wynne has dealt with a wide variety of medical issues with fortitude and grace since the day she was ...
New Chief of Spine Surgery Named
Munish C. Gupta, MD, has been appointed professor and chief of spine surgery in the department of orthopaedic surgery at ...
Standing Tall: Loewy Noud
As Loewy Noud stood next to her hospital bed for the first time after undergoing surgery to correct scoliosis, her ...
Spina Bifida Doesn't Slow Down Daunte
Born with spina bifida and paralyzed from the waist down, this busy second-grader doesn’t let anything get in his way ...