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History of Scoliosis treatment
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History of scoliosis treatment
1839
1885
1911
1977
2022
First X-ray
Russell Hibbs
First surgery for scoliosis took place
First MRI scan
MIS surgery
Hibbs performed a fusion surgery to prevent further curvature of the spine for a patient with spinal tuberculosis. His success led him to treat other patients with spinal tuberculosis, and he used his experience to surgically treat patients with scoliosis. Hibbs is thought of as a pioneer in spinal fusion surgery.
German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen invented the X-ray in 1885. X-rays gave the medical world an unparalleled view into the human skeletal system, which led to a better understanding of how the spine works, and how surgery can be used in treatment.
The introduction of the laser opened new doors in the world of minimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery. Today, all kinds of techniques for spine surgery exist, and it is widely known that a less invasive technique has shorter initial recovery periods. Unlike the 1980s and 1990s when patients often stayed in the hospital for days after a routine surgical procedure, many spine surgeries are now performed on an outpatient basis.
In 1977, the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam on a human patient is performed. Isidor Isaac Rabi is credited with developing the MRIs.
Jules Guerin was the first surgeon to attempt surgical correction in patients with scoliosis. However, his technique was far from perfect and eventually led to a lawsuit which ended his medical career in France. It would not be until the 20th century that scoliosis surgery would be used again.