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Review of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgical Cases
The surgical procedure is individualized for each patient. Here are examples of scoliosis patient's that Dr. Pashman has treated.

Posterior Spinal Fusion
     
 
A 20 year old female with 78° King III curve. Treated with an posterior spinal fusion using pedicle screws. Review her case

A 19 year old female with progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The curvature progressed from 40° to 51° despite bracing. She was treated with a posterior spinal fusion. Review her case.
 
A 27 year old female with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, failed to fuse, and developed Flatback Syndrome. Post status two scoliosis surgeries. She was treated with a posterior spinal fusion. Review her case.
 
     
A 22 year old female with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The curvature progressed from 36° to 61° despite bracing as a teenager. She was treated with a posterior spinal fusion. Review her case.
14 year old female with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The curve progressed to 65° despite bracing. She was treated with a posterior spinal fusion and had complete correction of her curvature.
Review her case.
 
     
     

Anterior Spinal Fusion
     
A 13 year old girl with 59° left lumbar curve treated with an anterior spinal fusion. Review her case.
A 15 year old male with a 49° right thoracic king type III progressive curve treated with a short segment anterior spinal fusion. Review his case
A 12 year old female with a 50° right thoracic King type III curve treated by an anterior spinal fusion. Review her case.
     
 
20 year old female with a 48° primary thoracolumbar curve with a compensatory 34° thoracic curve treated by a thoracolumbar anterior spinal fusion. Review her case. Read her journal about having scoliosis surgery . Read her follow-up journal about life 4 years after scoliosis surgery .

A 14 year old female with a progressive 45° left T11 to L3 thoracolumbar curve with a compensatory 37° proximal thoracic curve treated by a thoracolumbar short segment anterior spinal fusion.
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A 16 year old female with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Her curve progressed to 50° despite bracing. She was treated with an Anterior Interbody fusion from T11 to L3.
Review her case.
     

A 12 year old female from Alaska, presented with Lumbar Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. 65° curve was treated with an Anterior Interbody fusion.
Review her case.
 
A 22 year old female presented with a progressive 53° thoracic curve. She was treated with an Anterior Interbody fusion T9-L1.
Review her case.
 

     

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Last modified: February 18th, 2008