Saw MD yesterday in clinic who had referred a 50 Yo patient w post-polio syndrome w severe scoliosis and severe pain. Was seen at an academic medical center by spine surgeon who told patient "you are too old for scoliosis...

Double curve also w 66 degrees of kyphosis.T3-L3 instrumentation and fusion w OsteotomiesSurgical time: 3 hrs 12 min Complications: noneEbl: 350 ccBlood transfused: none. Correction: very good.

Friday was busy in clinic as usual, with lots of smiles and happy reunions with our guests, including many of our adolescent and young adults back for follow-up after scoliosis and/or kyphosis surgery. Taylor, one of our teenage postop scoliosis...

My PA Jenny and I received this nice picture from Carol, who  I saw recently after her scoliosis surgery doing quite well playing tennis and travelling again. Many patients have told me that the thoracolumbar iliac wing instrumentation we frequently...