Louisiana doctors, Dr. Lawrence Haber and Dr. Ryan Farmer, have performed the first ever robotic-assisted pediatric spine surgery in Louisiana and the Gulf South.

The duo at Ochsner Children's work with patients with varying degrees of scoliosis, a curving of the spine.

About 2% to 3% of the U.S. population develop scoliosis — that's approximately 6 to 9 million people. The prevalence is higher in children with the primary diagnosis happening between 10 and 15 years old, according to the National Scoliosis Foundation .

Up to 8% of patients with scoliosis may develop Scheuermann’s kyphosis, a structural spinal curve in the upper back that makes the top part of the spine rounded so it looks hunched over.

The procedure to straighten the spine of a patient with Scheuermann's kyphos

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