Jay Barry, MD and John Emans, MD
Boston Children's Hospital's Dr. Jay Barry, complex care pediatrician, and Dr. John Emans, orthopedic surgeon, discuss decision-making, planning and family support for spinal fusion surgery.
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Spinal Fusion Surgery for Children: A 6-Step Guide for Decision-Making

Spinal Fusion Surgery: These kids are typically very medically complex

Decision-Making re Spinal Fusion Surgery: Who is in charge?

Spinal Fusion Surgery: There is a window of opportunity

Spinal Fusion Surgery: Sometimes there is an obvious indicator; sometimes there isn’t.

Spinal Fusion Surgery: Involving the articulate patient is a must.

Spinal Fusion Surgery: Understanding everyone's expectations

Spinal Fusion Surgery in Children: How a palliative care team can help.

Treatments for children with scoliosis: A pediatric orthopedic surgeon describes

Spinal Fusion Surgery: Parents wonder about position during surgery.

Spinal fusion surgery involves many different conversations over time ...

Spinal Fusion Surgery: One medical provider should be the point person

Spinal Fusion Surgery: How surgery may affect the child’s overall health

Spinal Fusion Surgery: The role of the surgeon in pre-op assessment

Spinal Fusion Surgery: The peri-op workup and health assessment

Spinal Fusion Decision Making Conversation - Surgeon, Mom and General Pediatrician (long version)

Spinal Fusion Surgery: Transparency in Pre-Op communication with parents

Spinal Fusion Surgery in Children: Possible Post-Op complications

Spinal Fusion Surgery: Decision-making in face of uncertainty.

Introducing the Spinal Fusion Surgery Decision-Making Guide

Spinal fusion surgery: We spent time weighing both options.

Spinal Fusion Surgery and decision-making: The role of social media.

Spinal Fusion Surgery and Decision-Making: Parents need to be kind to themselves.

Spinal Fusion Surgery: NO is always an option, and then what does the future look like?

Spinal Fusion, Post-Op: Post-Op: Encourage parents to be vigilant advocates in the hospital

Spinal Fusion Surgery: involving the child, telling the child.

Spinal Fusion Surgery: Post-Op, when the family needs extra support

Spinal Surgery: These children have rich lives outside the hospital.

Spinal Fusion Surgery: Discharge; Recovery is long and involved.

Spinal Fusion Surgery in Children: A mom reflects several years post surgery
