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Side-by-side spinal X-rays: the left image shows a curved spine before the procedure, while the right shows the spine after surgery with metal rods and screws stabilizing it.
May 11, 2023

Procedure uses patient’s own growth to treat scoliosis

Vanderbilt pediatric orthopaedic surgeons are the first in Tennessee to perform an innovative procedure to treat scoliosis that uses the patient’s own growth to correct the curve.

By Jessica Pasley
A group of schoolchildren seen from behind walk toward a school building, carrying colorful backpacks.
August 19, 2021

Backpack safety crucial as children return to school

With area schools in full swing and homework assignments piling up, doctors at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt urge parents to check their children’s backpacks.

By Jessica Pasley
Several schoolchildren with backpacks walk beside a yellow school bus on a tree-lined street.
August 11, 2021

Children and backpacks: lighten up their heavy load

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt offers backpack safety tips

By Jessica Pasley