2026-08-14 from ctvnews.ca

Children’s Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) has become the first hospital in Ontario to use a robotic spine platform to correct scoliosis in a child.

The Medtronic Mazor robotic system is designed to help surgeons plan spinal procedures using detailed images of a patient’s spine before surgery, then guide them during the operation.

14-year-old Paige Hillman was experiencing back pain that was affecting her everyday life. Her doctors confirmed she had scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine and recommended surgery.

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