``Straight Talk on Scoliosis'': Live Webcast Presented by Advocate Health Care and slp3D; Anterior Spinal Fusion with Instrumentation to Correct Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers PARK RIDGE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2003 Surgery to correct adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Scoliosis Definition Scoliosis is a side-to-side curvature of the spine. Description When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears perfectly straight. , a deformity of the spine that can cause chronic pain and disfigurement dis·fig·ure tr.v. dis·fig·ured, dis·fig·ur·ing, dis·fig·ures To mar or spoil the appearance or shape of; deform. [Middle English disfiguren, from Old French desfigurer in adulthood, will be the focus of a live Internet webcast shown from 5 to 6 p.m. CST Thursday, June 26, presented by Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital (Park Ridge, IL) and Advocate Hope Children's Hospital (Oak Lawn, IL). Continuing medical education continuing medical education See CME. (CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). ) credits will be provided to registered physician viewers and contact hours will be provided to registered nurse viewers The webcast will feature Steven Mardjetko, M.D., and Andrea Kramer, M.D., pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. orthopedic surgeons at Lutheran General Children's Hospital and Hope Children's Hospital, who will perform the anterior spinal fusion procedure on a 12-year-old girl. Besides the live surgery, the webcast will feature an interview with a 14-year-old patient who has fully recovered from an anterior spinal fusion operation. She will share her experiences and discuss how her life has changed since the procedure Selective anterior spinal fusion with instrumentation is a highly effective treatment for scoliosis that requires the fusion of fewer vertebra vertebra /ver·te·bra/ (ver´te-brah) pl. ver´tebrae [L.] any of the 33 bones of the vertebral (spinal) column, comprising 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 4 coccygeal vertebrae . and preserves significant spinal mobility. Viewers will have the rare opportunity to observe portions of this surgical procedure that corrects the primary scoliosis curve, preserves more normal spinal motion and promotes faster healing than the posterior fusion approach, and halts abnormal spinal growth, effectively avoiding future complications for skeletally immature patients. Advocate Health Care's children's hospitals are among the few hospitals in the Chicagoland area that offer scoliosis correction via the anterior approach. To Access Broadcast: http://www.or-live.com/AdvocateHealth/1105. |
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