<p>Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity in the world. Like other forms of scoliosis, idiopathic scoliosis affects the curvature of the spine. The condition usually occurs in adolescents 10 to 18 years of age, and is more likely to progress in girls.</p>
Jan 1, 2011
To help prepare the obstetric and neonatal surgery teams for deliveries of high-risk fetuses, the Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit at CHOP has developed a program using simulation, a powerful educational tool that uses manikins to mimic real-life situations.
Jan 1, 2011
Abdominal wall defects (AWD) are rare, complex anomalies whose causes are unknown. Optimal outcomes depend on the ability to orchestrate many factors.
Jan 1, 2015
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has initiated a standard practice of continuous intraoperative echocardiographic monitoring for all fetuses undergoing myelomeningocele repair.
Jan 1, 2015
Fetal closure of an MMC is technically more challenging than the standard postnatal closure. The access is smaller, the structures are smaller and more delicate, the placode must be handled with more care, avoiding blood loss is critical, and the surgery must be performed quickly to limit the exposure of the fetus to the extrauterine environment.
Jan 1, 2015
Myelomeningocele (MMC) poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. A thorough and detailed examination of the entire fetus, with visualization of every spinal segment, is necessary.
Jan 1, 2015
Before the start of the Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS) in 2003, an initial group of 58 patients at CHOP underwent in utero repair of their myelomeningocele between 21 and 25 weeks' gestation. Urologic results after fMMC repair are discussed here.
Jan 2, 2015
The CFDT Center at CHOP recently reviewed outcomes for fetal MMC repair since the MOMS results were reported, from referral and evaluation through surgery, delivery and neonatal discharge.
Jan 15, 2015
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is the first children’s hospital to be selected as a finalist for the 2014 Foster G. McGaw Prize.
Jan 6, 2015
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia unveiled a portrait of Ruth M. and Tristram C. Colket Jr. in October to honor their more than 40 years of extraordinary dedication to CHOP.
Jan 5, 2015
Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia improved motor function and brain abnormalities in animals with a form of Huntington’s disease, a severe neurological disorder.