Daniel Hedequist, MD
Chief, Spine Division, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Co-Director, Complex Cervical Spine Program; Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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Daniel Hedequist, MD
Chief, Spine Division, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Co-Director, Complex Cervical Spine Program; Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Creighton University School of Medicine
1995
Omaha
NE
Internship
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
1996
Dallas
TX
Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2000
Dallas
TX
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
2001
Boston
MA
Media
Spinal Fusion Surgery
Daniel Hedequeist, MD describes spinal fusion surgery and how titanium rods are used to correct severe scoliosis and other spinal deformities.
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Certifications
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (General)
Publications
The roommate: does double-occupancy rooming impact recovery from pediatric spinal fusion surgery? View Abstract
Left-sided thoracic curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: are the outcomes different? View Abstract
Development of a classification system for potential sources of error in robotic-assisted spine surgery. View Abstract
Building consensus: development of a best practice guideline (BPG) for avoiding errors in robotic-assisted spine surgery (RASS). View Abstract
Cast Wedging in Pediatric Forearm and Tibia Fractures-A Safe Way to Avoid Surgery. View Abstract
Instrumentation using robotics coupled with navigation in pediatric spine deformity surgery: a technical report of sacropelvic instrumentation. View Abstract
Outcomes of Growth-Friendly Surgical Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis in Children With Prune Belly Syndrome: A Preliminary Report. View Abstract
Characteristics of Lumbar Pars Interarticularis and Pedicle Stress Injuries by Sport in 902 Pediatric and Adolescent Athletes: A Retrospective Study. View Abstract
Validation of Examination Maneuvers for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in the Telehealth Setting. View Abstract
Reply to lettern to the editor regarding: "Intraoperative navigation increases the projected lifetime cancer risk in patients undergoing surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis". View Abstract
Validation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System for Detection of Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents Following Procedures for Acute Orthopaedic Trauma. View Abstract
Using Immersive Virtual Reality to Classify Pediatric Thoracolumbar Spine Injuries. View Abstract
More Than a Flesh Wound: Trisomy 21 Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis Have High Odds of Wound Complications. View Abstract
Is the Child Opportunity Index a Factor in Surgical Outcomes for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? View Abstract
Association between structural rib autograft and the rate of arthrodesis in children undergoing occiput-C2 instrumentation and fusion. View Abstract
Telehealth Potential in Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Care is Comparable to In-Person Care But Disparities Remain. View Abstract
Perioperative Blood Pressure Management for Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion for Pediatric Spinal Deformity. View Abstract
Intraoperative navigation increases the projected lifetime cancer risk in patients undergoing surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Utility of postoperative laboratory testing after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
The Incidence of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Children. View Abstract
Single-institution Series of Hirayama Disease in North America. View Abstract
Late-presenting dural leak following spine fusion in the pediatric population. View Abstract
Robotics Coupled With Navigation for Pediatric Spine Surgery: Initial Intraoperative Experience With 162 Cases. View Abstract
Two-Surgeon Multidisciplinary Approach to Pediatric Cervical Spinal Fusion: A Single-Institution Series and Review of the Literature. View Abstract
Use of a high-speed drill in robotics coupled with navigation for pediatric spine surgery. View Abstract
Quantitative Sensory Changes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion to Treat Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. View Abstract
The Reliability of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Classification System in Children: Results of a Multi-Center Study. View Abstract
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Humeral Shaft Fractures. View Abstract
Developing consensus for the management of pediatric cervical spine disorders and stabilization: a modified Delphi study. View Abstract
The Effects of Body Mass Index and Spine Flexibility on Surgical Outcomes for Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. View Abstract
Bracing for juvenile idiopathic scoliosis: retrospective review from bracing to skeletal maturity. View Abstract
Pedicle Screw Placement in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Comparison between Robotics Coupled with Navigation versus the Freehand Technique. View Abstract
Spinal Fusion in Pediatric Patients With Low Bone Density: Defining the Value of DXA. View Abstract
0.4% incidence of return to OR due to screw malposition in a large prospective adolescent idiopathic scoliosis database. View Abstract
Operative Treatment of Cervical Spine Injuries Sustained in Youth Sports. View Abstract
Intraoperative Use of Robotics With Navigation for Pedicle Screw Placement in Treatment of Pediatric High-grade Spondylolisthesis: A Preliminary Report. View Abstract
The reliability of the AOSpine Thoracolumbar Spine Injury Classification System in children: an international validation study. View Abstract
Performing Multiple Posterior Spinal Fusions in 1 Day: A Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes Between Morning and Afternoon Cases. View Abstract
The Use of Robotics Coupled With Navigation for Pediatric Congenital Spine Deformity. View Abstract
Surgical Correction of Scoliosis in Children with Severe Congenital Heart Disease and Palliated Single Ventricle Physiology. View Abstract
Variability in Antibiotic Treatment of Pediatric Surgical Site Infection After Spinal Fusion at A Single Institution. View Abstract
Screw Fixation of Pediatric Tibial Tubercle Fractures. View Abstract
Vitamin D levels and pain outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients undergoing spine fusion. View Abstract
Scoliosis with Chiari I malformation without associated syringomyelia. View Abstract
Epiphysiodesis for Leg Length Discrepancy: A Cost Analysis of Drill Versus Screw Technique. View Abstract
Results of Conservative and Surgical Management in Children with Idiopathic and Nonidiopathic Os Odontoideum. View Abstract
Why Irrigate for the Same Contamination Rate: Wound Contamination in Pediatric Spinal Surgery Using Betadine Versus Saline. View Abstract
Initial intraoperative experience with robotic-assisted pedicle screw placement with stealth navigation in pediatric spine deformity: an evaluation of the first 40 cases. View Abstract
Occipital Plate Fixation in the Pediatric Population. View Abstract
Acute Implant-related Complications in Pediatric Cervical Spine Fusion. View Abstract
Management of Gustilo-Anderson Type II and IIIA Open Long Bone Fractures in Children: Which Wounds Require a Second Washout? View Abstract
Efficacy of bracing in skeletally immature patients with moderate-severe idiopathic scoliosis curves between 40° and 60°. View Abstract
The Reliability of the AOSpine Thoracolumbar Classification System in Children: Results of a Multicenter Study. View Abstract
Diagnosing and treating native spinal and pelvic osteomyelitis in adolescents. View Abstract
Does bracing for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis affect operative results? View Abstract
Management of Fasciotomy Incisions After Acute Compartment Syndrome: Is Delayed Primary Closure More Feasible in Children Compared With Adults? View Abstract
Intraoperative Use of O-arm in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery. View Abstract
Os Odontoideum in Children. View Abstract
Use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein for revision cervical spine fusion in children with Down syndrome: a case series. View Abstract
The Lumbosacral Takeoff Angle Can Be Used to Predict the Postoperative Lumbar Cobb Angle Following Selective Thoracic Fusion in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. View Abstract
Chiari I malformations with syringomyelia: long-term results of neurosurgical decompression. View Abstract
Surgical Treatment of Developmental Spondylolisthesis: Contemporary Series With a Two-Surgeon Team. View Abstract
Surgical Fixation Using Screw-Rod Construct Instrumentation for Upper Cervical Instability in Pediatric Down Syndrome Patients. View Abstract
Implementing a Multidisciplinary Clinical Pathway Can Reduce the Deep Surgical Site Infection Rate After Posterior Spinal Fusion in High-Risk Patients. View Abstract
Halo-gravity traction for the treatment of pediatric cervical spine disorders. View Abstract
Os Odontoideum in Children: Treatment Outcomes and Neurologic Risk Factors. View Abstract
Growth-friendly Instrumentation for the Treatment of Early-onset Scoliosis in Marfan Syndrome. View Abstract
Halo-Gravity Traction for the Treatment of Cervical Spine Disorders. View Abstract
Surgical Fixation Using Screw-Rod Construct Instrumentation for Upper Cervical Instability in Pediatric Down Syndrome Patients. View Abstract
Os Odontoideum in Children: Treatment Outcomes and Neurological Risk Factors. View Abstract
Management of Gustilo-Anderson Type II and IIIA Open Long Bone Fractures in Children: Which Wounds Require a Second Washout? View Abstract
Perioperative acute neurological deficits in instrumented pediatric cervical spine fusions. View Abstract
Os Odontoideum in Children. View Abstract
Adverse Perioperative Events in Children with Complex Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Operative Scoliosis Repair in the Contemporary Era. View Abstract
Multidisciplinary management of spinal aneurysmal bone cysts: A single-center experience. View Abstract
The AOSpine thoracolumbar spine injury classification system: A comparative study with the thoracolumbar injury classification system and severity score in children. View Abstract
Surgical Treatment of Developmental Spondylolisthesis: Contemporary Series With a Two-Surgeon Team. View Abstract
Implementing a Multidisciplinary Clinical Pathway Can Reduce the Deep Surgical Site Infection Rate After Posterior Spinal Fusion in High-Risk Patients. View Abstract
Tranexamic Acid Is Efficacious at Decreasing the Rate of Blood Loss in Adolescent Scoliosis Surgery: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. View Abstract
A comparison of screw versus drill and curettage epiphysiodesis to correct leg-length discrepancy. View Abstract
C2 Translaminar Screw Fixation in Children. View Abstract
Sirolimus Therapy as Perioperative Treatment of Gorham-Stout Disease in the Thoracic Spine: A Case Report. View Abstract
Identifying Factors Predictive of Atlantoaxial Fusion Failure in Pediatric Patients: Lessons Learned From a Retrospective Pediatric Craniocervical Society Study. View Abstract
Sagittal plane parameters in growing rod patients following final fusion. View Abstract
Closed Versus Open Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children: A Comparison of Clinical and Radiographic Presentation and Results. View Abstract
Deep Surgical Site Infections Following Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery. View Abstract
Staged Growing Rods With Preimplantation of Spinal Anchors for Complex Early Onset Scoliosis. View Abstract
Fracture Table Application for Pediatric Femur Fractures: Incidence and Risk Factors Associated With Adverse Outcomes. View Abstract
The surgical treatment of spinal deformity in children with myelomeningocele: the role of personalized three-dimensional printed models. View Abstract
Efficacy of Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring for Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery. View Abstract
Allograft Bone Use in Pediatric Subaxial Cervical Spine Fusions. View Abstract
Uniplanar Versus Taylor Spatial Frame External Fixation For Pediatric Diaphyseal Tibia Fractures: A Comparison of Cost and Complications. View Abstract
Outcomes of Spinal Fusion for Cervical Kyphosis in Children with Neurofibromatosis. View Abstract
Pediatric Nonfracture Acute Compartment Syndrome: A Review of 39 Cases. View Abstract
Combined preoperative traction with instrumented posterior occipitocervical fusion for severe ventral brainstem compression secondary to displaced os odontoideum: technical report of 2 cases. View Abstract
Treatment outcomes after insufficiency femoral diaphyseal fractures in nonambulatory children. View Abstract
Management of Spinal Implants in Acute Pediatric Surgical Site Infections: A Multicenter Study. View Abstract
Pediatric forearm fractures with in situ intramedullary implants. View Abstract
Cervical Spine Instrumentation in Children. View Abstract
Osteonecrosis After Femoral Neck Fractures in Children and Adolescents: Analysis of Risk Factors. View Abstract
Epidural Steroid Injections for Radiculopathy and/or Back Pain in Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Cohort Study With a Prospective Follow-Up. View Abstract
Excision of symptomatic spinous process nonunion in adolescent athletes. View Abstract
Surgical Treatment of Spinal Deformity in Patients With CLOVES Syndrome: A Report of 4 Cases. View Abstract
Likelihood of surgery in isolated pediatric fifth metatarsal fractures. View Abstract
Surgical management for displaced pediatric proximal humeral fractures: a cost analysis. View Abstract
Rigid fixation improves outcomes of spinal fusion for C1-C2 instability in children with skeletal dysplasias. View Abstract
Spinal deformity progression after posterior segmental instrumentation and fusion for idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Modern instrumentation of the pediatric occiput and upper cervical spine: review article. View Abstract
Efficacy of nonfusion treatment for subacute and chronic atlanto-axial rotatory fixation in children. View Abstract
Modern posterior screw techniques in the pediatric cervical spine. View Abstract
Gain in spinal height from surgical correction of idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Adverse sequelae due to plate retention following submuscular plating for pediatric femur fractures. View Abstract
Acute compartment syndrome in children and teenagers with tibial shaft fractures: incidence and multivariable risk factors. View Abstract
Complications of plate fixation of femoral shaft fractures in children and adolescents. View Abstract
Surgical management of giant multilevel aneurysmal bone cyst of cervical spine in a 10-year-old child: case report with review of literature (evid based spine care j 2012;3(4):55-59). View Abstract
Comparison of titanium elastic nail and plate fixation of pediatric subtrochanteric femur fractures. View Abstract
Proximal tibial osteotomy and Taylor Spatial Frame application for correction of tibia vara in morbidly obese adolescents. View Abstract
Distal femoral valgus deformity following plate fixation of pediatric femoral shaft fractures. View Abstract
Submuscular plating of pediatric femur fracture. View Abstract
Alternative technique for open reduction and fixation of displaced pediatric medial epicondyle fractures: author response to letter to the editor. View Abstract
Alternative technique for open reduction and fixation of displaced pediatric medial epicondyle fractures. View Abstract
Surgical treatment for primary spinal aneurysmal bone cysts: experience from Children's Hospital Boston. View Abstract
Surgical site infection after pediatric spinal deformity surgery. View Abstract
CLOVES syndrome with thoracic and central phlebectasia: increased risk of pulmonary embolism. View Abstract
Lateral mass screw fixation in children. View Abstract
Single stage reduction and stabilization of basilar invagination after failed prior fusion surgery in children with Down's syndrome. View Abstract
Implant removal after submuscular plating for pediatric femur fractures. View Abstract
Osteoid osteomas: intraoperative bone scan-assisted resection. Clinical article. View Abstract
Instrumentation and fusion for congenital spine deformities. View Abstract
Three rod technique facilitates hemivertebra wedge excision in young children through a posterior only approach. View Abstract
Failure of attempted implant retention in spinal deformity delayed surgical site infections. View Abstract
Screw fixation to C2 in children: a case series and technical report. View Abstract
Modern cervical spine instrumentation in children. View Abstract
Locking plate fixation for pediatric femur fractures. View Abstract
Surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis. View Abstract
Anterior exposures of the pediatric spine and posterior pedicle screw instrumentation. View Abstract
The use of allograft as a bone graft substitute in patients with congenital spine deformities. View Abstract
Lateral entry compared with medial and lateral entry pin fixation for completely displaced supracondylar humeral fractures in children. A randomized clinical trial. View Abstract
Histomorphometric assessment of thoracoscopically assisted anterior release in a porcine model: safety and completeness of disc discectomy with surgeon learning curve. View Abstract
Congenital scoliosis: a review and update. View Abstract
Results and technique of unstable pediatric femoral fractures treated with submuscular bridge plating. View Abstract
Operative treatment of scoliosis in patients with a Fontan circulation. View Abstract
Technical aspects of bridge plating for pediatric femur fractures. View Abstract
Hemivertebra excision in children via simultaneous anterior and posterior exposures. View Abstract
Complications and timing of follow-up after closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of supracondylar humerus fractures: follow-up after percutaneous pinning of supracondylar humerus fractures. View Abstract
The safety and efficacy of spinal instrumentation in children with congenital spine deformities. View Abstract
Operative correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in male patients. A radiographic and functional outcome comparison with female patients. View Abstract
Congenital scoliosis. View Abstract
Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 enhances anterior spinal fusion in a thoracoscopically instrumented animal model. View Abstract
The correlation of preoperative three-dimensional computed tomography reconstructions with operative findings in congenital scoliosis. View Abstract
Use of an abduction brace for developmental dysplasia of the hip after failure of Pavlik harness use. View Abstract
Early versus delayed stabilization of pediatric femur fractures: analysis of 387 patients. View Abstract