Congenital Kyphoscoliosis - Detethering followed by Growth Rod Distraction This 6 year old boy presented to us with deformity back since birth. He had history of spine surgery of back at birth to close myelomeningocoele . His Xray showed severe kyph

This girl presented to me 2 years back with deformity of back. Her MRI showed Severe Thoracic Scoliosis. Her MRI showed Low lying tethered cord so Surgery was planned in two stages. As first stage detethering was done followed by Scoliosis correction

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – Selective Thoracic FusionTreatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) depends on the magnitude of curve and risk of curve progression. Curve with magnitude less than 20 degrees do not require any treatment and

Thoracic ossified Ligamentum Flavum with Dorsal MyelopathyA 50 year old male presented to us with complaints of imbalance on walking , tingling and numbness in back for last 1 month. His MRI showed D10-D11 ossified Ligamentum flavum with Spinal cor

Roziya, 14 year girl from Kyrgyzstan was operated by me for Congenital Kyphoscoliosis at Jaypee Hospital, Noida last year. She had a very severe spinal deformity and used to have severe pain on walking. Her case was challenging as she had split cord

Tuberculosis of Spine – Potts SpineSpine is the Most common bone affected by Tuberculosis. TB of spine is also known as Potts Spine. Symptoms include slow onset, dull pain in spine that is gradually progressive over months. In advanced stages pus fo

Epidural Injections for Sciatica Epidural injections are mainly given for leg pain or Sciatica secondary to Slip Disc and Nerve compression. The aim of injection is to provide pain relief in combination with medicines and Physiotherapy. An Epidura

Tuberculosis of Spine in ChildrenTuberculosis of spine in children behaves in somewhat different manner when compared to adults. Any deformity or bone destruction can give rise to future deformity as the child grows. The younger the patient higher a