As the population ages, the incidence of adult spinal deformity -- and in particular, degenerative scoliosis -- is going to dramatically increase. For the first time in U.S. history, older adults (65 ...

Patients with adult spinal deformity face a significantly higher prevalence of anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders. Patients with adult spinal deformity have a greater mental health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgeons should understand the variabilities of biologic categories and how patient and procedure factors may ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

Rajiv Sethi, MD, PhD, has been appointed chief of the UCSF Division of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery, one of the nation’s premier spine programs. He has also been named co-director of the UCSF Spine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Results showed rehabilitation before minimally invasive spine surgery for adult spinal deformity may ...

Daisy Villena never expected a news report would change her only child's life. Her son Chinno was suffering from severe congenital kyphoscoliosis. All of the vertebrae in his spine were fused together ...

Pediatric spinal deformities are notorious for causing obvious and progressive deformities in posture, gait and appearance. Non-surgical and surgical management has been attempted over the centuries.

Sanford Health’s Dr. William Hadden will see pediatric orthopedic patients in Rapid City on the second Thursday of each month at Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center.