Jeffrey Sawyer, MD, has performed pediatric scoliosis surgery using the MAGEC Spinal Bracing and Distraction System — the first in Memphis, Tenn., and 10th in the United States, since the system received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.
The system is used to treat scoliosis by correcting the spine gradually in a non-invasive manner. Dr. Sawyer performed the procedure at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis.
Dr. Sawyer practices with Germantown, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics and is a fellowship-trained surgeon. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Scoliosis Research Society.
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