: A 14-year-old boy from Kolkotta with a rare disorder in which his spinal cord was in an 'S' shape has got a new lease of life after doctors at a city hospital peformed a nine hour surgery to correct it.
The boy was diagnosed as having 'idiopathic scoliosis,' a condition in which his curved spinal cord made him bend too low to the extent of 100 degrees to the left side.
He was brought to KG Hospital here, where a team of doctors, comprising orthopedic and spinal surgeons performed a nine hour operation to set right the spine.
After a three days in the Intensive Care Unit and two days on ventilators,the boy was shifted to the ward room and would be discharged in another couple of days, Hospital Chairman Dr G Bhakthavathsalam said in a release .
After the corrective surgery, the boy gained 8 cm height and started standing and sitting erect and breathing easy, he said, adding it was a 'cosmetic and functional surgery' as not only had the boy's physical appearance got a facelift, but his normal activity had also improved.
Dr Bhaktavathsalam expressed confidence that the boy would even be able to play football in another six months.
He said Idiopathic scoliosis usually affects girls, either before or after puberty and such occurrences in boys was rare. Only one person per one lakh population is susceptible to it, he said.
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