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Are Scoliosis Braces Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Effective for Stopping Curve and Preventing Surgery? New Weinstein Randomized Control Trial Published Today NEJM and Presented at SRS says “YES!”

I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Stuart Weinstein present the results of the BRAIST Randomized Control Trial for scoliosis bracing here at the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) conference in Lyon France.  Also today, the study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and you can read the whole article online by […]

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Are You Taller After Scoliosis Surgery? Duke Raleigh Hospital Blog Article —- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Surgery Satisfaction — Destination Medicine

Yesterday, this posting went up on the Duke Raleigh Hospital Blog, regarding one of our recent adolescent idiopathic scoliosis families.  I’ve copied the text below, or you can go to the link above.The picture at the top of their blog is from the beautiful gardens and gazebo right next to Hey Clinic, which sits right […]

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Revision Kyphoscoliosis Surgery for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Residual Deformity in 19 yo young lady

This week we helped Amy, a 19 yo who had kyphoscoliosis surgery done elsewhere complicated by proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK), and residual scoliosis and kyphosis deformity.  This week we revised her previous surgery, removing the old hardware including the sublaminar hooks, doing multiple osteotomies, and a special proximal fixation technique using innovative sublaminar fixation.   […]

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