The Pediatric Spine Program

Conditions Treated

The Pediatric Spine Program at Shriners Hospitals for Children — Northern California specializes in the treatment of scoliosis, spine deformities and disorders. These include:

Infantile Scoliosis

Curvature of the spine that is diagnosed between birth and age two is considered infantile scoliosis. A rare condition, there is just one case of infantile scoliosis for every 100 cases of adolescent scoliosis. Our hospital is equipped with specially sized equipment, techniques and experience to treat the smallest patients.

Treatment options include:

  • Observation and Monitoring
  • Bracing
  • Serial Casting

Scoliosis

» Congenital scoliosis » Infantile, juvenile and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis » Curve progression after spine surgery » Neuromuscular scoliosis associated with: – Cerebral palsy – Tethered spinal cord – Spina bifida – Spinal cord injury » Scoliosis after thoracotomy » Scoliosis with syndromes including: – Klippel-Feil syndrome – Marfan – Neurofibromatosis – Thoracic insufficiency syndrome and other rib cage impairments – VACTERL

Spine Disorders and Deformities

» Cervical instability » Hemivertebrae with fused or absent ribs » Kyphosis, including Scheuermann’s » Lumbar disc herniation » Spinal fractures » Spondylosis and spondylolysis » Torticollis » Tumors

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