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  2. Harrington rod - Wikipedia

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    Harrington rods were intended to provide a means to reduce the curvature and to provide more stability to a spinal fusion. Before the Harrington rod was invented, scoliosis patients had their spines fused without any instrumentation to support it; such fusions required many months in plaster casts, and large curvatures could progress despite ...

  3. Management of scoliosis - Wikipedia

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    The management of scoliosis is complex and is determined primarily by the type of scoliosis encountered: syndromic, congenital, neuromuscular, or idiopathic. [1] Treatment options for idiopathic scoliosis are determined in part by the severity of the curvature and skeletal maturity, which together help predict the likelihood of progression.

  4. Minimally invasive thoracic spinal fusion - Wikipedia

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    Minimally invasive thoracic spinal fusion is one of the approaches to scoliosis surgery. Instead of a vertical scar down the back or horizontal from the middle of the chest to the center of the back, a rod is inserted through a series of small incisions on the side of the body. The spine is not exposed during the surgery; a small scope is used ...

  5. Scoliosis - Wikipedia

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    The curve is usually S- or C-shaped over three dimensions. [2] [7] In some, the degree of curve is stable, while in others, it increases over time. [3] Mild scoliosis does not typically cause problems, but more severe cases can affect breathing and movement. [3] [8] Pain is usually present in adults, and can worsen with age. [9]

  6. Halo-gravity traction device - Wikipedia

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    Halo-gravity traction (HGT) is a type of traction device utilized to treat spinal deformities such as scoliosis, [1] [2] congenital spine deformities, cervical instability, basilar invagination, and kyphosis. [3] It is used prior to surgical treatment to reduce the difficulty of the following surgery and the need for a more dangerous surgery.

  7. Milwaukee brace - Wikipedia

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    The Milwaukee brace, also known as a cervico-thoraco-lumbo-sacral orthosis or CTLSO, is a back brace most often used in the treatment of spinal curvatures (such as scoliosis or kyphosis) in children but also, more rarely, in adults to prevent collapse of the spine and associated pain and deformity. It is a full-torso brace that extends from the ...

  8. Spinal fusion - Wikipedia

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    Spinal fusion is a high risk surgery and complications can be serious, including death. In general, there is a higher risk of complications in older people with elevated body mass index (BMI), other medical problems, poor nutrition and nerve symptoms (numbness, weakness, bowel/bladder issues) before surgery. [4]

  9. David B. Levine - Wikipedia

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    During his career, Levine published over 65 peer reviewed articles, 16 books and chapters and gave more than 300 invited presentations. He was the proposer of the Scoliosis Research Society in 1964, a founding member and its president from 1978 to 1979, serving on the board of directors for fifteen years. In 2010, the Society, now a highly ...