Akron Children’s has opened a dedicated operating room for child, adolescent and young adult spine surgeries, which has, at its centerpiece, the nView s1 navigation system. As the second children’s hospital in the country and the first in the Midwest to use the nView s1 system, Akron Children’s pediatric orthopedic surgeons now have the benefit […]
Hoban cheerleader works her way back from spinal fusion surgery – back handsprings and all
One day Kamryn Magaw was an active student athlete (tennis, volleyball, cross country and cheerleading), counting the days to the start of her freshman year at Archbishop Hoban High School. The next she was in an exam room at Akron Children’s with a pediatric orthopedic surgeon showing her an x-ray of her curved spine. She […]
The catalyst for cutting-edge care
For Todd Ritzman, MD, pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Akron Children’s, helping patients achieve outcomes that were once never thought possible is one of the most rewarding aspects of his job. “The great part of being an orthopedic surgeon is watching a child with a broken bone or a congenital deformity enjoy childhood,” Dr. Ritzman said. […]
