Doctors at SIMS Hospital have recently performed a surgery on a 15-year-old boy from Ethiopia, suffering from a severe case of kyphoscoliosis with a 110 degree curve in the spine.
A release from the hospital said the deformity in spine was due to a genetic condition called neurofibromatosis. It started when the boy was six years old and progressed over the years.
K. Appaji Krishnan, senior consultant spine surgeon, Asian Orthopaedic Institute, SIMS Hospital, who conducted the surgery with the support of other teams, said the curved spine was obstructing the expansion of lungs, adding pressure to the heart. While the boy wanted to play football, the condition made it difficult for him to walk, the hospital said.
