Frances, a 14 year old female from the Philippines presented to our clinic with her family to rule out spinal deformity. The patient found out by X-ray that she had significant scoliosis. On examination the shoulders and the pelvis were levelled, asymmetry of the waist, there was hump at the right side of the thoracic spine, there was no any major neurological deficit, with full range of motion of the spine.
The whole spine X-ray showed main thoracic curve of 45 degrees with rotation according to MOe classification type 3. There was proximal thoracic curve 20 degrees and lumbar curve was 39 degrees.
Based on the whole spine MRI and whole spine X-ray with right and left bending views after studying the spine regarding the neural elements and the flexibility we recommended the patient to do correction and fusion of the spine by VBT technique since the curve is high and to stop the progression of the curve in the thoracic and the lumbar area.
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