USA Health Neurosurgeon Publishes Pediatric Spinal Deformity Textbook

Dr. Richard Menger, director of the USA Health Spine Institute and chief of complex spine surgery at USA Health, is the lead editor of a newly published textbook on pediatric spine surgery. The 428-page book, Mastering Pediatric Spinal Deformity: A Practical Guide, features practical knowledge and insights from more than 75 leading experts on the care of children with spinal deformities. Released in May, the textbook fills a gap in medical literature, said Menger, who also serves as professor and vice chair of neurosurgery at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama (USA). Menger said he created the book to address a gap in the literary resources available to most surgeons on the topic of spine deformities in children. He wanted to take best practices from top experts and deliver them to as many practitioners and their patients as possible. This includes such spinal deformities as spondylolisthesis, congenital spinal deformity and the many different types of scoliosis. Dr. Tyler C. McDonald, chief of pediatric orthopaedics at USA Health and assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Whiddon College of Medicine, also contributed as a chapter author.