Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Procedure Uses Patient's Own Growth to Treat Scoliosis
May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
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By Jessica Pasley
Each year, nearly 200 patients receive surgical treatment for scoliosis, or a curvature of the spine, at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Considered a common condition, it affects 6 to 9 million people in the United States and is typically treated with external bracing or spinal fusion surgery.
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By Jessica Pasley
Each year, nearly 200 patients receive surgical treatment for scoliosis, or a curvature of the spine, at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Considered a common condition, it affects 6 to 9 million people in the United States and is typically treated with external bracing or spinal fusion surgery.