Hello
I was wondering if anyone has had or has a child who has had final fusion surgery already and at what age? My son will be 13yrs old next month and the Dr is recommending it now for his severe congenital scoliosis. He has been fused twice already as a toddler and had a halo on with traction and has two rods (one is an expanding rod similar to titanium rib/Veptr).
We were told his growth plates in his spine dont have many left and that area will not grow much more-that instead his legs will do most the growing. He wants to do the surgery b4 the spine gets too rigid as then he wont be able to manipulate it as straight as he would like. We originally wanted to wait until growing done but now have thought this might be right thing for him after hearing what Dr says and the reserarch I have done already does concur with our Dr's info about growth in the spine. Cole goes to Dr Skaggs at Childrens Hosp Los Angeles and his curve is currently at approx 89 degrees.
Thanks
Stacey
I was wondering if anyone has had or has a child who has had final fusion surgery already and at what age? My son will be 13yrs old next month and the Dr is recommending it now for his severe congenital scoliosis. He has been fused twice already as a toddler and had a halo on with traction and has two rods (one is an expanding rod similar to titanium rib/Veptr).
We were told his growth plates in his spine dont have many left and that area will not grow much more-that instead his legs will do most the growing. He wants to do the surgery b4 the spine gets too rigid as then he wont be able to manipulate it as straight as he would like. We originally wanted to wait until growing done but now have thought this might be right thing for him after hearing what Dr says and the reserarch I have done already does concur with our Dr's info about growth in the spine. Cole goes to Dr Skaggs at Childrens Hosp Los Angeles and his curve is currently at approx 89 degrees.
Thanks
Stacey
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