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Jürgen Harms, M.D.
Medical Director, Orthopaedics and Spinal Column Surgery Doctor Harms is Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar in Germany. In addition, Professor Harms is the Medical Director of Orthopaedics and Spinal Column Surgery at Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach in Karlsbad, Germany. At the University of Homburg/Saar, Professor Harms is a scientific researcher for new surgical techniques, materials and instruments for use in spine and hip surgeries. Professor Harms studied medicine in Frankfurt and Saarbrücken and received special training in orthopaedic and trauma surgery in Neurburg/Donau. His areas of spinal surgery specialization include spinal fracture, tumor, scoliosis, deformity, degenerative disease, cervical spine surgery, and transoral surgery of the occipito-cervical junction. Professor Harms is a chairman and lecturer at many international spine congresses and is a visiting professor and guest surgeon worldwide including Asia/ Pacific, Europe, North America, and South Africa. Scientifically, he works with other spine specialists in the Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the United States. In addition, Professor Harms is an Honorary member of the Scoliosis Research Society, editor of orthopaedic journals, and has published a multitude of research about advanced techniques in spinal surgery. SpineUniverse articles from Jürgen Harms, M.D. Pediatric Spinal Deformity: On the Cutting Edge - Presentations View the highlights from the Pediatric Spinal Deformity: On the Cutting Edge; a spine-related CME meeting held during April 2007 in Miami, Florida. Pediatric Spinal Deformity: On the Cutting Edge - Sessions Information about the session presentations at the Pediatric Spinal Deformity: On the Cutting Edge spine-related CME meetings is featured. Posterior Hemivertebra Resection with Transpedicular Instrumentation Early Correction in One to Six Year old Children An abstract from the 2002 SRS Annual Meeting looing at a consecutive series of hemivertebra resections with transpedicular instrumentation in children. Spinal Growth after Transpedicular Instrumentation in One and Two Year Old Children - A Ten Year Follow-Up Study addressed a lack of long-term results regarding vertebral growth following transpedicular instrumentation in a pediatric group.
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