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Patients with severe scoliosis say they waited years for surgery, only to be told it wouldn't be happening, all with the same Toronto surgeon. Behind the scenes, a battle has been playing out between their doctor and the province over delayed payments and rising pressure to tackle backlogs of other, more common procedures.
The longest recommended wait time for knee and hip replacements is six months.
CIHI study says British Columbia is close to clearing its backlog. Overall in Canada, 900,000 operations were put on the back burner.