Degenerative Scoliosis

In a unique surgery lasting seven-and-a-half hours, Dr Vidhyadhara S, a spine surgeon at Manipal Hospital, successfully rectified a severe spinal deformity in a 62-year-old-woman. The surgery was performed with minimal blood transfusion.Due to the deformity, known as degenerative thoracolumbar rigid scoliosis, the middle of the woman's backbone was...

In a unique surgery lasting seven-and-a-half hours, Dr Vidhyadhara S, a spine surgeon at Manipal Hospital, successfully rectified a severe spinal deformity in a 62-year-old-woman. The surgery was performed with minimal blood transfusion.Due to the deformity, known as degenerative thoracolumbar rigid scoliosis, the middle of the woman's backbone was...