Scoliosis News - Hospitals/DRs

Scoliosis centre charged
Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., reported that Arthur Copes, 5710 North Shore Drive, Baton Rouge, La., surrendered to Attorney General Special Agents on 117 counts of insurance fraud for his alleged involvement in a medical billing insurance scam and practicing medicine without a license.
Date Posted: 24th February 2006

Nuffield Dr Sued
The parents of a teenager who was forced to wait three weeks for a corrective spine operation are to sue the surgeon and the hospital where the original surgery was carried out.
Author: BBC
Date Posted: 14th August 2001

Scoliosis Treatments
Researchers at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital have analyzed the outcomes of 28 patients and concluded that the most effective surgical treatment for young children with severe scoliosis involves the surgical insertion of two growing rods to the spine.
Author: Rainbow Hospital
Date Posted: 15th September 2005

Screwdriver in Patient
A family in Hilo, Hawaii, has sued a doctor after the man admitted he implanted a screwdriver into the neck of a patient, instead of titanium rods, according to a Local 6 News report.
Date Posted: 15th February 2006

Boy Walks
Bradley Nailor suffered from severe curvature of the spine, a condition which restricted his heart growth, breathing, and ability to walk.
Author: BBC
Date Posted: 24th February 2004