Blake K. Montgomery

Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Score Analysis in Diagnosis and Treatment Evaluation of Pediatric Disc Herniation Patients: A Preliminary Study

BACKGROUND: Compared with adults, children with intervertebral disc herniation often face delayed diagnoses due to atypical presentations and symptom overlap with other musculoskeletal disorders. While non-operative treatments such as physical therapy and NSAIDs are typically fir...

Thoracic compensation after pediatric lumbar spinal fusion: adaptations in the sagittal plane

Abstract Purpose Sagittal plane changes after isolated lumbar fusion for pediatric idiopathic scoliosis are under-reported in current literature. Understanding how the thoracic spine compensates after this surgery will help optimize surgical technique. This study aims to determin...