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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
     
 
Example #1:
A 20 year old female with 78° King III curve. Treated with an posterior spinal fusion using pedicle screws. Review her case

Example #2:
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 T2-L1. Review her case.
 
Example #3:
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 T3-L2.
Review her case.
 
     
Example #4:
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 T2-L1. Review her case.
Example #5:
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.
Example #6:
13 year old female with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Presented with a 52° progressive curve. Treated with a posterior fusion T3-L1
Review her case.
     
Example #7:
19 year old female with progressive adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. She presented with a 75° curve. Treated with a posterior fusion T3-L1.
Review her case.
Example #8:
14 year old female with progressive Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. She presented with a 51° curve. Treated with a posterior fusion T3-L1.
Review her case.
Example #9:
21 year old male with progressive Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. He presented with a 19°curve which progressed to 50°. Treated with a posterior fusion T3-L1.
Review his case.
     
Example #10:
12 year old female with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis discovered during school screening. She presented with a 70° thoracic curve and 65° lumbar curve. She was treated with a posterior fusion T3-L4.
Review her case.
Example #11:
17 year old female with Progressive Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. She presented with a 36° thoracic curve which progressed to 48°. She was treated with a posterior fusion T3-L1.
Review her case.
Example #12:
A 15 year old male golfer, presented with a progressive 58° thoracic curve. He was treated with an Anterior Interbody fusion T9-L1.
Review his case.
     
Example #13:
A 14 year old female, with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. She was treated with an Anterior Interbody fusion T3-L4.
Review her case.
   



Anterior Spinal Fusion
     
Example #1:
A 13 year old girl presented with 59° left lumbar curve treated with an anterior spinal fusion L1-L3.
Review her case.
Example #2:
A 15 year old male with a 49° right thoracic king type III progressive curve treated with a short segment anterior spinal fusion T6-T10. Review his case
Example #3:
A 12 year old female with a 50° right thoracic King type III curve treated by an anterior spinal fusion.
Review her case.
     
 
Example #4:
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 .

Example #5:
A 14 year old female presented with a progressive 45° thoracolumbar curve with a compensatory 37° proximal thoracic curve treated by a thoracolumbar short segment anterior spinal fusion from T12-L2.
Review her case.

Example #6:
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.
     

Example #7:
A 12 year old female from Alaska presented with Lumbar Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. She had a 65° curve and was treated with an Anterior Interbody fusion T11-L3.
Review her case.
 
Example #8:
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.

     


To read a patient's journal of Scoliosis Surgery
To read the patient's journal 4 year following Scoliosis Surgery

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Last modified: November 4th, 2009