
Originally Posted by
flerc
Cell_mom, it would be fine if you may suggest him to change the name of that surgery. I may assure you that many people around the world were confused thinking it refers to the surgery itself , not only the incision.
Inventor may be her word not his, but he's undoubtedly a big deal in the field.
http://www.nmh.org/nm/scoliosis-treatments
Minimally invasive surgery is now a reality for spine surgeries, including surgery to treat scoliosis. Thanks in great part to revolutionary procedures developed by Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD, a surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and professor of neurological surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and his team, minimally invasive spine surgeries have given new hope to patients with scoliosis and other spinal injuries and deformities.