Thanks for the information on large curves and tethering. I will contact Shriners in Philly about Tethering hopefully they can give an initial opinion based on his XRAY's. The more I read about fusing down in the Lumbar the more I am concerned about lower back pain.
As far as growing and Risser score, I read that facial hair and voice change are good indications of maturity in boys also. And that boys tend to keep growing as they are older, more so than girls. This is all statistically, so what happens if you tether and don't continue to grow much really, no more than 1 or 2 inches, does the curve just hold and not straighten? Why to do you need to still grow for it to work?
Thank you all for sharing.
As far as growing and Risser score, I read that facial hair and voice change are good indications of maturity in boys also. And that boys tend to keep growing as they are older, more so than girls. This is all statistically, so what happens if you tether and don't continue to grow much really, no more than 1 or 2 inches, does the curve just hold and not straighten? Why to do you need to still grow for it to work?
Thank you all for sharing.
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