How do you decide when to have surgery?
Cosmetically my daughter's back looks great however the x-rays show curves just over 60 degrees. She is Risser 1 at best and probably still has a lot of growing to come.
Do the doctor's evaluate the need for surgery or just automatically recommend it for large curves?
Is the decision for surgery based on breathing and organs being compromised and are tests done to evaluate this?
Ruth
Cosmetically my daughter's back looks great however the x-rays show curves just over 60 degrees. She is Risser 1 at best and probably still has a lot of growing to come.
Do the doctor's evaluate the need for surgery or just automatically recommend it for large curves?
Is the decision for surgery based on breathing and organs being compromised and are tests done to evaluate this?
Ruth
Comment