Guest guest Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Hi , I noticed you commented on how great s film looked especially in terms of rotation. Is it possible to de-rotate the spine? I asked Dr. Bridwell when I went back to St. Louis if I had thorocoplasty would the ribs grow back and he said not in adults, and one in four complained of ongoing pain. Deronda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hi Deronda... Yes, the spine can be derotated, depending on how the osteotomies are done. For some reason thoracoplasties have sort of gone out of favor. It seemed that the surgeons at UCSF were doing them on just about all scoliosis patients 15 years ago, but now they're pretty rare. I didn't realize that ribs don't grow back in adults. I'd never heard that before. I had one rib removed for access during my surgery, and it didn't grow back, but I always thought that had to do with the way the procedure was done. Regards, nh > > > Hi , > I noticed you commented on how great s film looked especially in terms of rotation. Is it possible to de-rotate the spine? I asked Dr. Bridwell when I went back to St. Louis if I had thorocoplasty would the ribs grow back and he said not in adults, and one in four complained of ongoing pain. > > Deronda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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