Any Of You Guys Have Info On Hemi-Vertebra?

[Ifellinapothole]

my friend's daughter has it and is asking for info. I went to internet but seems like many variables.

thanks

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[moquito_17]

You are correct that there are many types of hemivertebra and the approach to treatment varies. Unfortunately, most congenital scoliosis eventually needs surgery.

That being said, there is a lot of bad information out there about spine and scoliosis, so be careful. The Scoliosis Research Society is a good resource (www.srs.org)

There was a recent article in Spine that detailed this:
Mathur et. al Surfing for scoliosis: the quality of information available on the Internet. Spine. 2005 Dec 1;30(23):2695-700.

Also, I would recommend you look in a general orthopaedics textbook and read the section on Congenital Scoliosis. For example, Campbell's has 20 pages or so on congenital scoliosis and it’s a good place to start.

Hope this helps,