Mediclinic Parkview Hospital performs ApiFix for scoliosis for the first time in the UAE
Scoliosis is a deformity of the spine affecting 2-3 per cent of the population. Often, children in their early teenage years are affected by this progressing deformity, which usually requires treatment depending on the severity of the condition. With milder form of scoliosis, treatment includes physiotherapy and bracing while a more significant curve needs a surgical correction. The surgical correction until recently has consisted of the implantation of rods that allows for straightening of the spine, with the drawback that the spine becomes stiff and immobile, preventing further growth, signi...
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