My daughter has a double major curve -- 41T/36L and progressing fast. If she has to have the surgery, they'll probably have to fuse a lot of vertebrae.
However, at the moment she is only 4'10" tall (she'll be 13 in a couple of weeks and is the shortest in her class). Since her father and I are both tall (I'm 5'10", he's 6'+), we assume she's just a late grower, and would, under ordinary circumstances, end up a lot taller than she is now.
I understand that vertebrae that are fused don't continue to grow normally. So if she gets a lot of fusion, and she has a lot of growth left, what happens? Does she end up with real long arms and legs and a short body, or something?
Has anyone here had their fusion done when they were small and then grown? At the rate she's progressing, I don't see how we can wait until she achieves full growth at 16 or 17.
Thanks - Patricia
However, at the moment she is only 4'10" tall (she'll be 13 in a couple of weeks and is the shortest in her class). Since her father and I are both tall (I'm 5'10", he's 6'+), we assume she's just a late grower, and would, under ordinary circumstances, end up a lot taller than she is now.
I understand that vertebrae that are fused don't continue to grow normally. So if she gets a lot of fusion, and she has a lot of growth left, what happens? Does she end up with real long arms and legs and a short body, or something?
Has anyone here had their fusion done when they were small and then grown? At the rate she's progressing, I don't see how we can wait until she achieves full growth at 16 or 17.
Thanks - Patricia
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