Congenital Scoliosis Spine Causes and Symptoms | Dr Jwalant Mehta

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Things to Know About Congenital scoliosis
(VEPTR)
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About Mehta Spine

• Mehta Spine represents a state of the art,
  evidence based practice in the treatment of
  spinal problems.
• Our values encompass safety, transparency, high
  quality of care and documentation of outcomes of
  the treatment. Choosing the right surgeon is the
  single most important step in the quest for
  successful treatment. Though not everyone needs
  surgery, we believe that an understanding of the
  problem helps us in individualising the
  treatment.
• Discussions around the natural history of the
  condition and obtaining the correct scans leads
  to the appreciation of the available treatment
  options. This provides a foundation of a good
  outcome.
• Mr Jwalant S Mehta is a consultant spinal surgeon
  specialising in spinal deformity corrections and
  treatment of all spinal conditions. His is based
  in Birmingham at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
  and the Birmingham Childrens Hospital.
  Additionally, he has practising privileges with
  the BMI and Spire group

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Congenital scoliosis (VEPTR)

• Some children are born with a part of the spine
  either not being formed fully or not being
  segmented.
• This can sometimes be seen in the scans during
  late pregnancy.
• However, it is usually after birth that we need
  to assess the extent of the problem by way of
  a full Spine CT scan and an MRI. 

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Congenital scoliosis (VEPTR)

• This requires a general anaesthesia. The children
  are not born with a spinal deformity. They could
  develop a deformity due to asymmetric growth.
• The treatment options are individualised based on
  the scan findings. Some are observed through the
  growth years and some may need surgery at a very
  young age.

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