How can we care for scoliosis and kyphosis and spondylolisthesis better with conservative care like physical therapy, high-tech scoliosis braces, exercise and other techniques? What can be done to improve surgical care, and understand choices for surgery, learning from those around the world? How can we learn from aviation and from Deming's principles of "Standard Work" to constantly improve spine and all healthcare?
Thursday, January 20, 2011
15 Yo young lady with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and Scheuermann's kyphosis fixed this am
T5-L3 instrumentation and fusion with osteotomies. Ebl: 650 cc Blood transfused: none. Surgical time: 3 hrs 10 minutes. Complications: none. Correction: excellent
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