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Adult Scoliosis and Kyphosis
Description
The patient is an adult female who presented to Dr. Bridwell’s office with increasing deformity and decreased height over the last 20 years.
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Treatment
Dr. Bridwell treated the patient with posterolateral spinal fusion and posterior spinal instrumentation T1 to S1 and the ilium (the large bone in the pelvis).
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Result
At 2 years post-op, the patient is 4” taller has a solid fusion, and is doing very well.Note on the Pre-op to Post-op Comparison questionnaire scores that for the pain, function, and mental health questions, the maximum score is 25; for the self-image question, the maximum score is 30; and for the satisfaction question, the maximum score is 10. For the SRS Scores Converted to 100-point Scale, 100 means no pathology. For the Oswestry Scores, 100 means maximum pathology; 1 means no pathology.
If you have any questions or would like someone to walk you through this case, please call Dr. Bridwell's office at (314) 747-2526 or (314) 747-2560 and ask to speak to either Bernie or Jackie and they or one of his staff will be happy to explain the case in greater detail to you. To learn more about how to understand SRS and Oswestry Scores, please click here.
