Biomedical engineering researchers at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) are working on developing a computer modeling program that would allow surgeons to simulate scoliosis surgery. This would enable surgeons to determine the most effective procedure before entering the operation theater. Professor Clayton Adam, a member of QUT’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), said, “Spine surgery is one of the most complicated and painstaking operations because surgeons cannot afford to damage the delicate spinal cord.”