M. Timothy Hresko, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Director of Spine Research and Quality Improvement, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
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M. Timothy Hresko, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department; Director of Spine Research and Quality Improvement, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
1981
New York
NY
Internship
New England Deaconess Hospital
1982
Boston
MA
Residency
New England Medical Center
1987
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
1988
Boston
MA
Media
Answers Blog
A modified brace and a new treatment option for infantile scoliosis
Answers Blog
A new treatment option for Jeanne’s infantile scoliosis
Answers Blog
Scoliosis bracing: How to support your child
Certifications
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (General)
Professional History
Member of Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Approach to Care
I entered the medical profession based on my strong interest in biology and health care. I enjoy working with children and young patients along with their parents to gain the patient’s full potential for growth, recreation, happiness and a bright future.
Publications
The roommate: does double-occupancy rooming impact recovery from pediatric spinal fusion surgery? View Abstract
Surface topography demonstrates gradual improvement in spinal range of motion in all three planes following posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Surface vs. skeleton: the relationship between surface topographic and radiographic measurements of shoulder symmetry in patients with scoliosis. View Abstract
Validation of Examination Maneuvers for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in the Telehealth Setting. View Abstract
Fully automated determination of robotic pedicle screw accuracy and precision utilizing computer vision algorithms. View Abstract
More Than a Flesh Wound: Trisomy 21 Patients Undergoing Posterior Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis Have High Odds of Wound Complications. View Abstract
The Longitudinal Effects of Posterior Spinal Fusion with Derotation on Axial Deformity in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. View Abstract
Novel Surface Topographic Assessment of Lung Volume and Pulmonary Function Tests in Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Preliminary Study. View Abstract
Is the Child Opportunity Index a Factor in Surgical Outcomes for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis? View Abstract
Publisher Correction: A United States multi-site randomized control trial of Schroth-based therapy in adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Scoliosis Bracing: Details Make the Difference. View Abstract
BrAIST-Calc: Prediction of Individualized Benefit From Bracing for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. View Abstract
Utility of postoperative laboratory testing after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Author Correction: A United States multi-site randomized control trial of Schroth-based therapy in adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Exploring Correlations Between Pain and Deformity in Idiopathic Scoliosis With Validated Self-reported Pain Scores, Radiographic Measurements, and Trunk Surface Topographic Measurements. View Abstract
Late-presenting dural leak following spine fusion in the pediatric population. View Abstract
A Surgical Treatment Algorithm for Restoring Pelvic Balance and Health-related Quality of Life in High-grade Lumbosacral Spondylolisthesis: Prospective Multicenter Cohort of 61 Young Patients. View Abstract
The relationship between physical activity, structural deformity, and spinal mobility in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients. View Abstract
3D surface topographic measurements for idiopathic scoliosis are highly correlative to patient self-image questionnaires. View Abstract
A United States multi-site randomized control trial of Schroth-based therapy in adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Quantitative Sensory Changes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion to Treat Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. View Abstract
Do Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients With Vitamin D Deficiency Have Worse Spine Fusion Outcomes? View Abstract
Correction to: The classification of scoliosis braces developed by SOSORT with SRS, ISPO, and POSNA and approved by ESPRM. View Abstract
Early Adherence to Prescribed Brace Wear for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Is Associated With Future Brace Wear. 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
Spinal Fusion in Pediatric Patients With Low Bone Density: Defining the Value of DXA. View Abstract
Reliability of automated topographic measurements for spine deformity. View Abstract
The Effects of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis on Axial Rotation of the Spine: A Study of Twisting Using Surface Topography. View Abstract
Nonoperative management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) using braces. View Abstract
Biomechanical Effects of Thoracolumbosacral Orthosis Design Features on 3D Correction in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Comprehensive Multicenter Study. View Abstract
The classification of scoliosis braces developed by SOSORT with SRS, ISPO, and POSNA and approved by ESPRM. View Abstract
Intraoperative Use of Robotics With Navigation for Pedicle Screw Placement in Treatment of Pediatric High-grade Spondylolisthesis: A Preliminary Report. View Abstract
Performing Multiple Posterior Spinal Fusions in 1 Day: A Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes Between Morning and Afternoon Cases. View Abstract
Variability in Antibiotic Treatment of Pediatric Surgical Site Infection After Spinal Fusion at A Single Institution. View Abstract
Bracing for infantile scoliosis: no sedation needed. View Abstract
Preoperative hematocrit and platelet count are associated with blood loss during spinal fusion for children with neuromuscular scoliosis. 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
Why Irrigate for the Same Contamination Rate: Wound Contamination in Pediatric Spinal Surgery Using Betadine Versus Saline. View Abstract
Occipital Plate Fixation in the Pediatric Population. View Abstract
The growth-friendly surgical treatment of scoliosis in children with osteogenesis imperfecta using distraction-based instrumentation. View Abstract
Acute Implant-related Complications in Pediatric Cervical Spine Fusion. View Abstract
Incidence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis With Pedicle Screws at Upper Instrumented Vertebrae in Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. View Abstract
Sprengel's deformity: an analysis of surgically and nonsurgically treated patients. 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
Intraoperative Use of O-arm in Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery. View Abstract
Developmental sacral morphology: MR study from infancy to skeletal maturity. View Abstract
Establishing consensus on the best practice guidelines for the use of bracing in 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
Comparative Sacral Morphology in Spondylolisthesis Patients. View Abstract
Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Trial (BrAIST): Development and Validation of a Prognostic Model in Untreated Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using the Simplified Skeletal Maturity System. 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
Bracing in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Trial (BrAIST): Development and Validation of a Prognostic Model in Untreated Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using the Simplified Skeletal Maturity System. View Abstract
Comparative Sacral Morphology in Spondylolisthesis Patients. View Abstract
Surgical Fixation Using Screw-Rod Construct Instrumentation for Upper Cervical Instability in Pediatric Down Syndrome Patients. View Abstract
Perioperative acute neurological deficits in instrumented pediatric cervical spine fusions. View Abstract
What Are the Indications for Spinal Fusion Surgery in Scheuermann Kyphosis? View Abstract
Restoration of normal pelvic balance from surgical reduction in high-grade spondylolisthesis. View Abstract
Correction to: The "Risser+" grade: a new grading system to classify skeletal maturity in idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Criteria for surgical reduction in high-grade lumbosacral spondylolisthesis based on quality of life measures. 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
The "Risser+" grade: a new grading system to classify skeletal maturity in idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Retraction Note: Brace classification study group (BCSG): part one - definitions and atlas. View Abstract
C2 Translaminar Screw Fixation in Children. View Abstract
Sagittal plane parameters in growing rod patients following final fusion. View Abstract
Early Detection of Scoliosis-What the USPSTF "I" Means for Us. View Abstract
Acute Exertional Compartment Syndrome in Young Athletes: A Descriptive Case Series and Review of the Literature. View Abstract
Benign Natural History of Spondylolysis in Adolescence With Midterm Follow-Up. View Abstract
Staged Growing Rods With Preimplantation of Spinal Anchors for Complex Early Onset Scoliosis. View Abstract
Predicting Postsurgical Satisfaction in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis: The Role of Presurgical Functioning and Expectations. View Abstract
Efficacy of Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring for Pediatric Cervical Spine Surgery. View Abstract
Benign Natural History of Spondylolysis in Adolescence With Midterm Follow-Up. View Abstract
Allograft Bone Use in Pediatric Subaxial Cervical Spine Fusions. View Abstract
What are the Indications for Spinal Fusion Surgery in Scheuermann Kyphosis? View Abstract
Brace Classification Study Group (BCSG): part one - definitions and atlas. View Abstract
Pediatric Nonfracture Acute Compartment Syndrome: A Review of 39 Cases. View Abstract
Early Detection of Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents. View Abstract
Nonsurgical Management of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. View Abstract
Scoliosis Research Society members attitudes towards physical therapy and physiotherapeutic scoliosis specific exercises for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Spinal deformity progression after posterior segmental instrumentation and fusion for idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Abnormal rib count in scoliosis surgery: impact on the reporting of spinal fusion levels. View Abstract
Efficacy of nonfusion treatment for subacute and chronic atlanto-axial rotatory fixation in children. View Abstract
Displaced intra-articular fractures of the great toe in children: intervene with caution! View Abstract
Bracing for scoliosis in 2014: state of the art. View Abstract
Gain in spinal height from surgical correction of idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Pain prevalence and trajectories following pediatric spinal fusion surgery. View Abstract
Spondylolisthesis: Intra-rater and Inter-rater Reliabilities of Radiographic Sagittal Spinopelvic Parameters Using Standard Picture Archiving and Communication System Measurement Tools. View Abstract
The pendulum swings back to scoliosis screening: screening policies for early detection and treatment of idiopathic scoliosis - current concepts and recommendations. View Abstract
Surgical management of pediatric radial neck fractures. View Abstract
Scoliosis after chest wall resection. View Abstract
Complications of plate fixation of femoral shaft fractures in children and adolescents. View Abstract
Distal femoral valgus deformity following plate fixation of pediatric femoral shaft fractures. View Abstract
Clinical practice. Idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents. View Abstract
A quality improvement program to reduce unnecessary referrals for adolescent scoliosis. View Abstract
Changing practice patterns: the impact of a randomized clinical trial on surgeons preference for treatment of type 3 supracondylar humerus fractures. View Abstract
Spinal deformity in young athletes. View Abstract
Lumbar spine surgery in athletes:: outcomes and return-to-play criteria. View Abstract
Radiographic analysis of spondylolisthesis and sagittal spinopelvic deformity. View Abstract
Reliability of the Spinal Deformity Study Group classification of lumbosacral spondylolisthesis. View Abstract
Incidence of skin complications and associated charges in children treated with hip spica casts for femur fractures. View Abstract
Multiple level injuries in pediatric spinal trauma. View Abstract
The effect of reduction and instrumentation of spondylolisthesis on spinopelvic sagittal alignment. View Abstract
Failure of attempted implant retention in spinal deformity delayed surgical site infections. View Abstract
Reliability and development of a new classification of lumbosacral spondylolisthesis. View Abstract
Locking plate fixation for pediatric femur fractures. View Abstract
Spino-pelvic alignment after surgical
correction for developmental spondylolisthesis View Abstract
Modern cervical spine instrumentation in children View Abstract
Locking Plate Fixation for Pediatric Femur fractures, View Abstract
Classification of high-grade spondylolistheses based on pelvic version and spine balance: possible rationale for reduction. 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
Locking plate fixation for pediatric femur fractures View Abstract
Modern segmental cervical spine insrutmentation in children View Abstract
A comparison of methods for measuring spinal motion in female patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Results and technique of unstable pediatric femoral fractures treated with submuscular bridge plating View Abstract
Pediatric Spine and Multiple Level Injuries, E-poster View Abstract
Low- grade Spondylisthesis: How pelvic tilt and sacral slope interact with spino-pelvic balance View Abstract
Serum levels of nickel and chromium after instrumented posterior spinal arthrodesis. View Abstract
Prophylactic pinning of the contralateral hip after unilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis. View Abstract
Intertrochanteric versus subcapital osteotomy in slipped capital femoral epiphysis. View Abstract
Spondylolisthesis, pelvic incidence, and spinopelvic balance: a correlation study View Abstract
Distinct chromosomal rearrangements in subungual (Dupuytren) exostosis and bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation (Nora lesion). View Abstract
Delay in diagnosis of slipped capital femoral epiphysis. View Abstract
Postoperative shoulder-spine spica cast for young children. View Abstract
Discoid lateral meniscus: prevalence of peripheral rim instability. View Abstract
Tibial eminence fractures in children: prevalence of meniscal entrapment. View Abstract
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis in Children View Abstract
Prospective reevaluation of the association between thrombotic diathesis and legg-perthes disease. View Abstract
Surgical treatment of congenital kyphosis. View Abstract
Extrapleural thoracoscopic anterior spinal fusion: a modified video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery approach to the pediatric spine. View Abstract
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head associated with slipped capital femoral epiphysis. View Abstract
Wagner multiple K-wire osteosynthesis to correct coxa vara in the young child: experience with a versatile 'tailor-made' high angle blade plate equivalent. View Abstract
Titanium elastic nails for pediatric femur fractures: a multicenter study of early results with analysis of complications. View Abstract
Comparison of single- and dual-rod techniques for posterior spinal instrumentation in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. View Abstract
Lumbosacral fusion in children and adolescents using the modified sacral bar technique. View Abstract
Occipitocervical fusions in children. Retrospective analysis and technical considerations. View Abstract
Excision of the radial head in patients younger than 18 years. View Abstract
Scoliosis and Kyphosis View Abstract
T. dondylar dractures of the distal humerus in children and adolescents View Abstract
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
(V.A.T.S.) in the treatment of pediatric spinal deformity View Abstract
Femur fractures in children: treatment with early sitting spica casting. View Abstract
MRI demonstration of occult purely chondral fractures of the tibia: a potential mimic of meniscal tears. View Abstract
Segmental spinal dysgenesis: early neurologic deterioration and treatment. View Abstract
book review Management of Pediatric Fractures by R.Meryn Letts (ed) View Abstract
Patellar sleeve fracture: demonstration with MR imaging. View Abstract
Burst fractures of the fifth lumbar vertebra. View Abstract
Hip disease in adults with Down syndrome. View Abstract
Latent psoas abscess after anterior spinal fusion. View Abstract
Thoracic and Lumbosacral Spine. Chapter 5 View Abstract
Orthopaedic Problems in the Pediatric Patient. Chapter 15 View Abstract
Disorders of the Lumbar Spine. Chapter 34 View Abstract
Physeal arrest about the knee associated with non-physeal fractures in the lower extremity. View Abstract
Unicameral bone cyst in the scapula of an adolescent. View Abstract