OU Pediatric Neurosurgery at Oklahoma Children's Hospital

TO THE MOON AND BACK We continue to innovate and lead the way at Oklahoma Children's Hospital and the OU Department of Neurosurgery with advanced spinal techniques - bilateral crossing C1 laminar screws! To the best of our knowledge, this safe effective technique has not been described before in the spine and neurosurgical literature. ... We continue to push our field forward, not because it is easy but because it is hard. We choose to do the hard things.

RESTORING FORM AND FUNCTION The goals of scoliosis surgery are to prevent further progression of the abnormal curvature of the spine and then to reduce the deformity, restore balance and treat truncal shift by realigning the head over the hip, while preserving neurological function. Scoliosis surgery results in a fusion, where the deformed region of the spine heals into one solid piece of bone. Our specially spine-trained neurosurgeons have the latest tools and technology ...available at Oklahoma Children's Hospital to restore the spine's form and function safely and effectively. Let us know how our Pediatric Neuro-Spine Program can help your child or your patient. Please give us a call at 405-271-2244.

EXPERIENCE MATTERS Published ahead of print in Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics: the world's largest published experience with spinal column shortening for tethered cord syndrome and spina bifida... right here in Oklahoma City.

LEADING THE WAY Pediatric neurosciences at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital will set the standard in our field and be recognized as thought leaders. We will be a national and international destination for infants, children, adolescents, and emerging adults with neurological diseases. Spinal column shortening is but one of the many new and innovative ways we are impacting the lives of patients.... https://www.koco.com//ou-health-doctors-leading-t/36343546

OUR WHY We wanted to share some great comments from the NRC survey. These comments are a reflection of how our work together as a team putting patients first and providing the best experience we can leads to happy patients and families.... "If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." Henry Ford