Scoliosis in Detail - Pediatric Oncall

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Sir, my friend's child is having a problem in his Spinal guard. His age is 2 years and 3 months. Our local specialist says it is scoliosis problem. We want to know the full details for the scoliosis. Is there any need for surgical operation to cure it? Send us more details about this.
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Scoliosis is defined as a lateral curvature of the spine. In most cases, the cause of scoliosis is not known what has caused the curvature to occur. Younger children should be seen by a pediatric orthopedic specialist, even if they have a small curve. In children with mild or small curves, usually less than 20 degrees, no treatment is generally required. Your physician will just observe your child with serial x-rays every 4-6 months. Children with curves, that progress very rapidly (more than about 5 degrees in 4-6 months), or that progress past 20 degrees, treatment will likely be necessary. The main treatments are bracing and surgical correction, although surgery is usually reserved for children with curves over 45 to 50 degrees, or which don't respond to bracing. Back to All Questions

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