Chennai: Apollo Hospitals has successfully completed a minimally invasive double curve correction using the revolutionary non-fusion anterior scoliosis correction technique on a 13-year-old girl, who was affected by adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, an abnormal sideward curvature of the spine.
The surgery was done by Apollo Hospitals consultant spine surgeon and head of Department of Orthopedics, Dr Sajan Hedge and team.
According to a press release, Xavia from Brisbane, Australia was performing dance on a stage when her mother recognised the changes in her postures. Wayne Robert Ellison and Tiziana Teresa Simonelli were worried and started looking for a surgeon to correct their 13-year-old daughter’s spinal deformity. She was unable to carry on her day-to-day activities, medical intervention revealed that she was affected by Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). After contacting several surgeons in other countries they reached Apollo Hospitals Chennai.
Speaking at the press conference here Wednesday, Apollo Hospitals Group vice chairperson Preetha Reddy said, “At Apollo, we ensure that our patient receives the best treatment at all times. Our orthopedic department is at the forefront of providing the new and most innovative therapies alongside other internationally acclaimed healthcare institutions.”
Speaking about the revolutionary procedure, Dr Sajan Hegde said, “Traditionally fusion surgical treatment is performed to address this issue, where metal implants are attached to the spine, and then connected to two rods. These implants hold the spine in a corrected position until the instrumented segments fuse as a single bone. Today, we have a revolutionary concept in treating these children. With this technique, the spine deformity is corrected but not fused. This allows the children to return back to full normal activities including sports gymnastics and dancing. This was not possible with the traditional methods of treatment.”
The patient is under physiotherapy, her posture has improved, her ribcage, trunk and shoulders are aligned and getting better. She is back to normal day-to-day activity, the release said.