Scoliosis: Curvature of the Spine and Surgical Treatment of this Disorder

Ronald Blackman, MD
Center for Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery
Children's Hospital
Oakland, CA
Mary Ellen Estep, LVN
Center for Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery
Children's Hospital
Oakland, CA

scoliosis

Radiograph image of a teenager in a brace for 18 months. On the left is an X-ray of the person before starting brace treatment. On the right is the same person 18 months after wearing a brace 23 hours per day.

Last Updated: 12/18/2003

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