Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Overview
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Henry Ford Health System
Ellen Air is a Neurosurgery provider in Dearborn, Michigan. Dr. Air has been practicing medicine for over 21 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Her top areas of expertise are Intraventricular Hemorrhage of the Newborn, Subdural Hematoma, Neuralgia, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Air is currently accepting new patients.
Henry Ford Health System
Victor Chang is a Neurosurgery specialist and a Neurologist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Chang and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Myelopathy, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Herniated Disc Surgery, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Chang is currently accepting new patients.
Henry Ford Health System
Adam Robin is a Neurosurgery provider in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Robin has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. His top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Glioblastoma, Astrocytoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Robin is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a three-dimensional structural deformity of the spine, the etiology of which is not clearly known, and can be seen from the age of 10 until the skeletal system matures. The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) defines AIS as vertebral rotation and a Cobb angle of 10° or greater. Its incidence varies between 0.47% and 5.2%. It is more common in women than in men...
Summary: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is an unexpected curvature of spine at teenage. AIS causes mainly unpleasant appearance, and sometime comes with pain and difficult to locate or move around. When the spinal curve, or Cobb angle, increases with time, the investigators call it severe condition when the Cobb angle is 60 degrees or above. The severe suffering patients need to be operated to corre...