Children's Bone & Spine Surgery

National Association Establishes Local Presence
Dr. Jonathan F. Camp heads Southern Nevada Scoliosis Association Chapter

(LAS VEGAS)— The Scoliosis Association, Inc., an international information and support network, has not had representation in Southern Nevada—until now.

Jonathan F. Camp, MD, a pediatric spine surgeon at Children’s Bone and Spine Surgery, recently announced he is establishing and heading the Scoliosis Association’s Las Vegas, Nevada chapter. Until now, the closest chapter with the organization has been in the Greater Los Angeles area.

“It is hard to believe that in a town as large as Las Vegas, that there is not a chapter of the Scoliosis Association here,” said Camp. “It is my goal with the association to establish a support group for parents and children to learn more about the condition and treatments available. There is a need for a group like this in Las Vegas and I hope that residents take advantage of everything it will have to offer.”

Earlier this year, Camp announced the start of a scoliosis support group. With the addition of the chapter of the national organization, he is one step closer to achieving his goal.

“It is my plan to work with the Scoliosis Association and bring together a support group that meets as a part of the local chapter,” he said.

The local chapter’s first meeting is scheduled for the middle of September.

The Scoliosis Association, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is a non-profit, volunteer-driven, non-medical organization. It provides information, support groups and information lines to those affected in any way by scoliosis. There are more than 50 active chapters in the U.S. For more information, go to www.scoliosis-association.org or call 1-800-800-0669.

Jonathan Camp, MD, is a pediatric spine surgeon at Children’s Bone and Spine Surgery, at 1525 E. Windmill Lane, Ste. 201 and 653 N. Town Center, Ste. 208. With more than 30 years of experience in pediatric spine focused on scoliosis, he is certified with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is a member of numerous prestigious organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society and the Nevada Medical Association. Camp is an active fellow in the Scoliosis Research Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics (Orthopaedic Subsection). For more information call (702) 434-6920 or go to www.cbsortho.com.

New Procedure Benefits Children with Congenital Scoliosis
Local surgeon performs rare procedure
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(LAS VEGAS)— Jonathan Camp, MD, a pediatric spine surgeon at Children’s Bone and Spine Surgery, recently began utilizing his knowledge and experience to perform a new surgical procedure, pedical subtraction osteotomoy—a new and innovative procedure to treat rigid scoliosis in children and adults.

Camp has used the procedure to treat children and adolescents born with congenital scoliosis; a spinal deformity children are born with that typically develops in utero during the first trimester when bones and vertebrae form.

Most often, the condition is treated with an early operative fusion of the spine. According to Camp, this is the traditional mainstay of surgical treatment to arrest the future progression of the deformity.

However, Camp worked with two children, each born with a significant curve and circumferential fusion of the spine. Both had undergone previous surgical treatments from another surgeon, but the condition continued to progress.

Rather than have the two children undergo the traditional options, which are either wait and watch or to correct the condition with two separate procedures—incisions in the anterior followed by a posterior resection of the fused and deformed bone of the spine—Camp opted to perform something different.

Both children were corrected with a single procedure, the pedical subtraction osteotomy, wherein both the anterior and posterior bone is safely removed in one operative procedure performed from the back.

“The correction is more precise with less blood loss,” said Camp. “There is also less time spent in the hospital than with the other more traditional scoliosis procedures.”

According to Camp, he is one of a few pediatric spine surgeons in the nation utilizing this procedure, which, in experienced hands, is safer than the traditional anterior-posterior procedure often used. In fact, he believes the two procedures he recently performed are some of the first in Southern Nevada to treat scoliosis in this age group

“The surgery is done only by the most experienced spine surgeons to correct rigid spinal deformity,” he said. “These two cases were particularly challenging because both children had been fused front and back in early childhood.” He learned this procedure while on sabbatical in 2006 with world renowned spinal surgeon Dr. Larry Lenke, who practices in St. Louis.

Camp reports that both patients have a nearly complete correction of previous fused spine, minimal blood loss and short hospital stay.

Jonathan Camp, MD, is a pediatric spine surgeon at Children’s Bone and Spine Surgery, at 1525 E. Windmill Lane, Ste. 201 and 653 N. Town Center, Ste. 208. With more than 30 years of experience in pediatric spine focused on scoliosis, he is certified with the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and is a member of numerous prestigious organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopedic Society and the Nevada Medical Association. Camp is a fellow in the Scoliosis Research Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics (Orthopedic Subsection). For more information call (702) 434-6920 or go to www.cbsortho.com.

Windmill Medical Center Expands Offerings
New physical therapy practice moves center one step closer to complete pediatric medical facility

(LAS VEGAS)— Jonathan Camp, MD, owner of the Windmill Medical Center and Children’s Bone and Spine Surgery, today announced the opening of a new practice within the facility, Pediatric and Adolescent Physical Therapy (PAST).

The new office is dedicated to providing physical therapy services to children and teens and features state-of-the-art equipment.

“It is the goal of Windmill Medical Center to become a one-stop-shop for pediatrics,” said Camp.

The 2,000 square-foot facility was designed by Mark Sanberg. Boyd Martin Construction served as the general contractor for the $200,000 project.

PAST is at 1525 E. Windmill Lane in the Windmill Medical Center. Hours of operation are from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call 702.434.6920. Additional information can also be accessed online at www.cbsortho.com.

Jonathan Camp, MD, is a pediatric spine surgeon at Children’s Bone and Spine Surgery, at 1525 E. Windmill Lane, Ste. 201 and 653 N. Town Center, Ste. 208. With more than 30 years of experience in pediatric spine focused on scoliosis, he is certified with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons and is a member of numerous prestigious organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society and the Nevada Medical Association. Camp is a fellow in the Scoliosis Research Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics (Orthopaedic Subsection). For more information call (702) 434-6920 or go to www.cbsortho.com.