The famous health and medical website " healthcare in europe " mentioned a new point of view from Mayo Clinic "fusion surgery has always been a long-term treatment for scoliosis patients". It also mentions another option - cone constraints.
After continuous exploration, it is known that 1 in 300 people in the world will be affected by scoliosis. Severe scoliosis that requires treatment is more common in women. In children, small curves as children grow up do not require treatment, but scoliosis in moderately developing children requires support. Severe scoliosis can only be treated with fusion surgery. "Defining scoliosis is whether the curvature is greater than 10 degrees.
"Fusion is a reliable treatment with durable long-term results and powerful correction of spinal curvature," said Dr. Larson. "But with fusion, the spine no longer grows and the spine has no flexibility over the fused vertebrae. Some patients and families value movement and growth of the spine and prefer alternatives for severe scoliosis."
Vertebral restraint and posterior dynamic traction are safer procedures than fusion procedures, they are more effective, and are suitable for growing children with moderate to severe scoliosis and certain types of curves.
For families, the risk of secondary surgery is extremely high, but the timeliness of vertebral restraint surgery cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, fusion surgery may be performed again. For children, both psychologically and physically will be traumatized. Although this is a new type of surgery, it needs careful consideration, and physicians should inform patients and their families of specific treatment options
Post time: Apr-11-2022