Correction of Scoliosis
Correction of Scoliosis
The department and Dr Drew have collaborated with orthopaedic surgeons, Alistair Gibson and John Burke, from Edinburgh University and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary to develop an animal model of scoliosis that will enable novel orthopaedic implants to be evaluated. This collaboration has resulted in grant funding by the Medical Research Council. Currently we are using the model to evaluate a prototype spinal implant and associated surgical instrumentation that we have developed in collaboration with our Edinburgh colleagues.
