Three out of every 1,000 children develop scoliosis which requires
immediate medical intervention, experts said at a programme held to
mark World Scoliosis Day in the city on Sunday.
In this condition, the spine of a patient is curved from side to side and under scanner, the spine resembles the shape of an 'S' or '?', said doctors. "I myself see around 170 scoliosis patients every year, out of which at least 70 percent require surgical intervention. As far as reasons of scoliosis are concerned, most of the patients face this problem due to congenital curve," said Dr V Surya Prakash Rao, consultant spine surgeon at Kamineni Hospital, King Koti. Due to lack of information or awareness about the condition, most patients fail to seek medical advice, said the doctor.
If Scoliosis goes unreported in such children, the spine would begin to curve and if left untreated, it could invade in the space that is required for lungs and heart, the experts said. If such cases are left neglected the spine tends to curve even further and at this point doctors suggest surgical intervention.
Source : TOI , 30th June 2014
In this condition, the spine of a patient is curved from side to side and under scanner, the spine resembles the shape of an 'S' or '?', said doctors. "I myself see around 170 scoliosis patients every year, out of which at least 70 percent require surgical intervention. As far as reasons of scoliosis are concerned, most of the patients face this problem due to congenital curve," said Dr V Surya Prakash Rao, consultant spine surgeon at Kamineni Hospital, King Koti. Due to lack of information or awareness about the condition, most patients fail to seek medical advice, said the doctor.
If Scoliosis goes unreported in such children, the spine would begin to curve and if left untreated, it could invade in the space that is required for lungs and heart, the experts said. If such cases are left neglected the spine tends to curve even further and at this point doctors suggest surgical intervention.
Source : TOI , 30th June 2014
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