A Focus on Youth Shapes Next-Generation Spinal Surgery

When Michael Kelly, MD, Director of scoliosis and spinal deformities at Rady Children’s Hospital, explains how this spine-twisting disease affects adolescents differently from adults, he does so with a blunt example.
“Not many adults ask if they’ll be able to ride a roller coaster again after surgery,” he said. “For adults, spine surgery is mostly about removing pain. For children, it’s about an issue that can be with them for their entire lives.”

 

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