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Ronald L. DeWald
American orthopaedic surgeon
Associated eponyms:
Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims syndrome
A congenital syndrome of anomalies affecting multiple body systems, especially the skin, skeleton, eyes, and central nervous system.
Biography:
Ronald L. DeWald is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine and a board-certified (1968) and recertified (1983) Orthopaedic Surgeon. He has served on the Board of Examiners for The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and on the Board of Editors of the SPINE Journal since 1975. He is a past president of the Chicago Orthopaedic Society, Illinois Orthopaedic Society and founder of the Chicago Spine Club. He has published over fifty articles on the treatment of scoliosis, spinal trauma and spinal disease. Moreover, he has received over seventy-five national and local faculty lectureships. He served as Editor-In-Chief of the Textbook of Spinal Surgery which is now in its second edition. Dr. DeWald also served as Chairman of GICD-USA.
Dr. Ronald L. DeWald has been recognized internationally for over a quarter of a century for achievements in spinal care. He is a founding member and past president of the Scoliosis Research Society. He developed the Halo-Hoop Apparatus for the correction of severe scoliotic deformities and pelvic obliquities. Founder of the University of Illinois Hospital's Scoliosis Clinic in 1965, DeWald also established Orthopaedics and Scoliosis, LLC. He is the Director of the Section of Spine Surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and is a past president of the Medical Staff. Dr. Dewald also serves as a Professor of Orthopaedics at Rush Medical College.
Bibliography:
- R. L. DeWald, C. N. Lambert, R. D. Ray:
Internal instrumentation in the treatment of scoliosis.
The Surgical Clinics of North America, Philadelphia, February 1966, 46 (1): 55-67.
- L. M. Solomon, D. F. Fretzin, R. L. DeWald:
The epidermal nevus syndrome.
Archives of Dermatology, March 1968, 97 (3): 273-285.
- R. L. DeWald, R. D. Ray:
Skeletal traction for the treatment of severe scoliosis. The University of Illinois halo-hoop apparatus.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, March 1970, 52 (2): 233-238.
- J. Galante, A. Schultz, R. L. DeWald, R. D. Ray:
Forces acting in the Milwaukee brace on patients undergoing treatment for idiopathic scoliosis.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, April 1970, 52 (3): 498-506.
- R. L. DeWald, R. D. Ray:
Congenital kyphosis with successful treatment. A case report.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, April 1971, 53 (3): 587-590.
- T. W. McNeill, R. L. DeWald, K. N. Kuo, E. J. Bennett, M. R. Salem:
Controlled hypotensive anesthesia in scoliosis surgery.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, September 1974, 56 (6): 1167-1172.
- E. J. Bennett, M. R. Salem, P. Sakul, F. Y. Dalal, T. W. McNeill, R. L. DeWald:
Induced hypotension for spinal corrective procedures.
Middle East Journal of Anaesthesiology, Beirut, October 1974, 4 (3): 177-186.
- D. R. Benson, A. B Schultz, R. L. DeWald:
Roentgenographic evaluation of vertebral rotation.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, December 1976, 58 (8): 1125-129.
- D. C. Newman, R. L. DeWald.
School screening for scoliosis.
IMJ. Illinois Medical Journal, Chicago, January 1977, 151 (1): 31-34.
- F. Escalas, R. L. DeWald:
Combined traumatic arteriovenous fistula and ureteral injury: a complication of iliac bone-grafting.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, March 1977, 59 (2): 270-271.
- D. R. Benson, R. L. DeWald, A. B. Schultz:
Harrington rod distraction instrumentation: its effect on vertebral rotation and thoracic compensation.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Philadelphia, June 1977, (125): 40-44.
- D. L. Spencer, R. L. DeWald:
Simultaneous anterior and posterior surgical approach to the thoracic and lumbar spine. Spine, Hagerstown, January-February 1979, 4 (1): 29-36.
- R. L. DeWald, M. M. Faut:
Anterior and posterior spinal fusion for paralytic scoliosis.
Spine, September-October 1979, 4 (5): 401-409.
- R. L. DeWald, M. M. Faut, R. F. Taddonio, M. G. Neuwirth:
Severe lumbosacral spondylolisthesis in adolescents and children. Reduction and staged circumferential fusion.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, April 1981, 63 (4): 619-626.
- J. P. Lubicky, R. L. DeWald:
Methylmethacrylate reconstruction of large iliac crest bone graft donor sites.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, April 1982, (164): 252-256.
- J. P. Lubicky, N. S. Patel, R. L. DeWald:
Two-stage spondylectomy for giant cell tumor of L4. A case report.
Spine, January-February, 8 (1): 112-115.
- W. A. Hodge, R. L. DeWald:
Splenic injury complicating the anterior thoracoabdominal surgical approach for scoliosis. A report of two cases.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, March 1983, 65 (3): 396-397.
- S. Gitelis, J. Whiffen, R. L. DeWald:
The treatment of severe scoliosis in osteogenesis imperfecta. Case report.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, May 1983, (175): 56-59.
- E. H. Elpern, M. F. Rodts, R. L. DeWald, J. W. West:
Associated practice: a case for professional collaboration.
The Journal of Nursing Administration, November 1983, 13 (11): 27-31, 35.
- R. L. DeWald:
Burst fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, October 1984, (189): 150-161.
- R. L. DeWald, K. H. Bridwell, C. Prodromas, M. F. C, Rodts:
Reconstructive spinal surgery as palliation for metastatic malignancies of the spine.
Spine, January-February 1985, 10 (1): 21-26.
- G. R. Cybulski, K. A. Von Roenn, C. M. D'Angelo, R. L. DeWald:
Luque rod stabilization for metastatic disease of the spine.
Surgical Neurology, Tryon, North Carolina, October 1987, 28 (4): 277-283.
- K. W. Hammerberg, M. F. Rodts, R. L. DeWald:
Zielke instrumentation. Orthopedics, October 1988, 11 (10): 1365-1371.
- W. A. Phillips, L. A. Pottenger, R. L. DeWald:
Extracorporeal hemolysis in orthopedic patients. Report of two cases.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, January 1989, (238): 241-244.
- P. L. Asdourian, M. Weidenbaum, R. L. DeWald, K. W. Hammerberg, R. G. Ramsey:
The pattern of vertebral involvement in metastatic vertebral breast cancer.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, January 1990, (250): 164-170.
- P. L. Asdourian, S. Mardjetko, W. Rauschning, H. Jónsson Jr, K. W. Hammerberg, R. L. DeWald:
An evaluation of spinal deformity in metastatic breast cancer.
Journal of Spinal Disorders, New York, June 1990, 3 (2): 119-134. Review.
- R. L. DeWald:
Revision surgery for spinal deformity. Instructional Course Lectures 1992, 41: 235-250.
- C. J. DeWald, K. W. Millikan, K. W. Hammerberg, A. Doolas, R. L. DeWald:
An open, minimally invasive approach to the lumbar spine.
The American Surgeon, Atlanta, Georgia, January 1999, 65 (1):61-8
- S. B. Antoniades, K. W. Hammerberg, R. L. DeWald:
Sagittal plane configuration of the sacrum in spondylolisthesis.
Spine, May 1, 2000, 25 (9): 1085-1091.
- R. L. DeWald:
Professional competence and subspecialty certification: Scoliosis Research Society: Harrington Lecture, September 23, 1999, San Diego, California.
Spine, September 15, 2000, 25 (18): 2280-2284.
- K. Singh, C. J. DeWald, K. W. Hammerberg, R .L. DeWald:
Long structural allografts in the treatment of anterior spinal column defects.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, January 2002, (394): 121-129.
- R. L. DeWald:
The education of a spinal deformity surgeon: past, present, and future. Harrington Lecture. Spine, September 15, 2004, 29 (18): 1961-1965.
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