Case Study: Adolescent Scoliosis
HISTORY
- The patient is a 16-year-old female with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and self-image issues.
PHYSICAL EXAM
- The patient had a prominent right rib hump and a visible spinal curve.
PREOPERATIVE IMAGING
AP and lateral full-length X-rays showing 59 degree right thoracic curve with left compensatory thoracolumbar curve
DIAGNOSIS
- Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
SURGERY
- Selective thoraco-lumbar fusion
- 4 hours of scoliosis surgery time
- 500 cc blood loss
POSTOPERATIVE IMAGING
AP and lateral X-rays showing correction of scoliotic deformity
OUTCOMES
- The patient tolerated the procedure well and spent five days in the hospital for pain control and observation.
- She is in school where she is doing very well and participating in sporting activities.
Hospital Affiliations
Mt. Sinai
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Lenox Hill
Formerly St. Luke’s-Roosevelt
Hospital in Manhattan
Livingston, NJ
Formerly Lenox Hill Hospital
in Manhattan
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