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Robert Lark

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
DUMC Box 2809, 3000 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710
209 Lenox Baker Children's Hospital, Durham, NC 27705
Office hours Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30  

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Preoperative optimization and nutrition

Book section · February 3, 2022 Due to the complexity and frequency of comorbidities associated with early onset scoliosis, preoperative optimization is mandatory to prepare patients and families for casting and/or surgical intervention. Multidisciplinary collaboration across several spe ... Full text Cite

An Approach for Treatment of Complex Pediatric Spinal Deformity

Book section · January 1, 2021 The Growing Spine Committee of the Scoliosis Research Society validated a novel Classification of Early-Onset Scoliosis that divides pediatric spinal pathology into congenital/structural, neuromuscular, syndromic, and idiopathic etiologies. Although treatm ... Full text Cite

Pediatric spine disorders and spine trauma

Book section · January 1, 2018 In recent years, several important advances have been made in the management of spinal deformity in children and adolescents. The efficacy of bracing for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescence was established with a prospective study that evaluated the use of ... Cite

Pediatric Clavicle Injuries

Book section · January 1, 2017 The human clavicle assists in suspending the upper extremity from the axial skeleton. It is one of the first bones to ossify during human development and contains the last physis to close at the end of skeletal growth. Injuries to the clavicle are common i ... Full text Cite

Orthopaedic Management of the Child with Muscular Dystrophy

Book section · January 1, 2015 The orthopaedic care of children with MD is a demanding endeavor. Although many similarities exist, each subtype of MD can present differently. It is imperative that the proper diagnosis be confirmed so that treatment can be initiated based on knowledge of ... Full text Cite