Orthopedic

Comprehensive treatment of adult and pediatric spine disorders is provided by the Department of Orthopedic Surgery's Spine Division, including complex spine problems associated with growth disorders, neuromuscular disorders, and myelomeningocele (Spina bifida). Surgical care spans the entire spectrum of spinal disorders in children and adults, including spinal deformity, degenerative disease, trauma, tumors, and infections of the spine, among numerous others.  
Physicians in the Spine program use the most advanced techniques to treat spinal conditions including minimally invasive surgery to treat herniated or ruptured discs, scoliosis, kyphosis and other conditions. However, our physicians also emphasize non-invasive treatments and preventive medicine.   

Conditions & Procedures

Spine Division surgeons address injuries or malformations involving the neck and back. See below for a list of some commonly discussed conditions and select procedures that we perform. To consult with a physician who treats these conditions, please see our listing of Division physicians. 

• Discherniation
• Scoliosis, kyphosis, and spinal deformity.
• Complex spinal disorders. 
• Spinal stenosis, sciatica, and radiculopathy. 
• Degenerative disc disease. 
• Spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, and spinal instability. 
• Ankylosing Spondylitis.
• Spine fractures and trauma.
• Coccyx fracture. 
• Vertebral compression fracture.
• Spine tumors and infections. 
• Osteomyelitis 
• The aging spine.
• Sports-related spine injuries.
• Muscle Strain.
• Vertebral Compression Fracture 
• Neck Sprain
• Back pain. 

Procedures

  The Spine Division performs surgeries of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbosacral areas of the spine including Complex Revision Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Artificial Disk Replacement, Spine Infection and Tumor Surgery, Scoliosis and Spinal Deformities Correction Surgery, and Motion Preservation Surgery.