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  • Anyone with compensating Lordosis?

    Just wondering if anyone here has compensating lordosis from having scoliosis/kyphosis? I'm also wondering for those of you who have this compensating lordosis and have had spinal fusion - is a seperate fusion required for the lordosis? Or does the compensating sway back go away with the correction of the kyphosis/scoliosis?

    Thanks,

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    I do have lordosis, along with my big kyphotic curve and compensatory scoli S-curve. However, I didn't know I had lordosis until Dr. Boachie saw it at my first appointment with him - other ortho surgeons seen previously never mentioned it.
    As far as I know, there are no plans now to fuse my lower back, except for L5-S1 (see below) for a different reason. Dr. Boachie expects that once the kyphosis is corrected, they other curves will go away.
    As of 12/25/07, age 62, 100* thoracic kyphosis, 73* L1-S1 lordosis, 37*/25* compensatory S-curve scoliosis. On 12/26/07, Dr. Boachie @ HSS NYC did 11 hours ant. & post. procedures, fused T2-L2, kyphosis now 57*, scoli 10*. Regained 2 1/4 inches in height!! Improving every day.

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      Originally posted by Janet
      I do have lordosis, along with my big kyphotic curve and compensatory scoli S-curve. However, I didn't know I had lordosis until Dr. Boachie saw it at my first appointment with him - other ortho surgeons seen previously never mentioned it.
      As far as I know, there are no plans now to fuse my lower back, except for L5-S1 (see below) for a different reason. Dr. Boachie expects that once the kyphosis is corrected, they other curves will go away.
      Thanks!! That was what I was hoping for

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