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Low-cost scoliosis surgery in India - How curved backbones are treated

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Low-cost scoliosis surgery in India - Scoliosis is a medical condition in which a person’s spine is curved to a healthy spine. A person will have an S or C shaped curve in their spine. Researches have shown that millions of children and adults are with a deformed spine at the age of 10 to 15 years.   The cause of scoliosis is unknown; about 5% of adolescents are suffering from scoliosis. Small curves usually don’t cause any problems, but the curve that completely changes against its real shape can be bad for a person’s health.  The scoliosis surgery depends on the curvature of the spine, If the curve is higher than 60–70 degrees Scoliosis surgery is suggested by doctors, which are the most complicated and lengthy orthopedic surgical procedures for children and adults. What are the symptoms of scoliosis? When scoliosis is developed completely, then it can be easily seen by uneven postures.   Uneven waist The head may be off-cantered One will hav...

For adult scoliosis, surgery, other treatments are viable options

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Credit: Washington University School of Medicine Keith H. Bridwell, MD, a spine surgeon at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, performing surgery to correct scoliosis. With colleague Michael Kelly, MD, Bridwell led a study of adults with lumbar scoliosis and found that the most important factor in determining whether to do surgery is the extent of a patient's disability due to his or her spinal deformity, as well as how much that disability interferes with day-to-day life. Newswise — For years, spine surgeons have debated the best methods for treating scoliosis in adults. Spinal curvature often results in more back pain, leg pain and other symptoms for adults than teens because adults also can have degeneration in the discs between vertebrae, and spinal stenosis — a narrowing of the opening for the spinal nerves. Still, there hasn’t been good evidence regarding whether it’s better for adults with scoliosis to have corrective surgery or whether nonoperative...