Nigerian youth undergoes complex spine surgery for scoliosis in Cochin, India by Dr Krishna Kumar
Update Dr Krishnakumar is now Consultant Spine Surgeon at Medical Trust Hospital Cochin
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“18 year old Nigerian youth undergoes complex spine surgery for scoliosis correction in Cochin, India ”
Spine surgeons at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Cochin, India have successfully done a complicated scoliosis correction surgery on a 19 year old Nigerian student. The team led by Dr. Krishnakumar R, Consultant Spine and Scoliosis Surgeon (AIMS) has done a complex corrective surgery to straighten the 70 degree curve.
Francis, an engineering student in Nigeria was diagnosed to have spinal deformity. Although very tall and active person, the unsightly appearance of his back was a concern with progression of the deformity. After getting xray done at a local hospital in Nigeria he was referred to orthopaedic surgeon.Francis Akpomedaye,his father had searched about the spinal deformity and realized that his son, indeed has scoliosis.
As scoliosis surgery is a complex surgery performed in hospitals with advanced facilities, Akpomedaye’s search for finding such a hospital lead to Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, which is an AOSpine accredited referral centre for spine surgery.
All clinical photos and xrays were emailed to Dr Krishnakumar , -who received spine fellowship training from Singapore General Hospital and Washington University- with special interest in scoliosis surgery. “ As I received all the xrays via email, I could formulate the treatment plan for Francis well in advance and scheduled the surgery “ explained Dr Krishnakumar. The International marketing team of Amrita institute has helped them with allnecessary documents for getting visa and travel.
“When I met Francis and family for the first time, I realized that they were very concerned about the surgery and had several questions regarding the surgery.” said Dr Krishnakumar. “ When I explained that we use most modern neuromonitoring devices to watch for any changes in his neurological function during surgery and elaborated on the post operative facilities available, they were relieved” said Dr Krishnakumar.
He underwent surgey on 14th October. “The curve was very stiff , the advanced spinal implant systems with titanium screws and cobalt-chrome rods made the correction of curve from 70 degrees to 20 degrees” explained Dr Kumar
As his father had to leave for Nigeria immediately after surgery, his mother took good care of him during the recovery period. Francis made a complete recovery and was on his ipad taking pictures of the whole team who nursed him very well. He stayed in Cochin for a week after discharge form hospital and visited the near by places and shopping malls.
Dr Kumar received a call from Nigeria after their return at 6 weeks , his mother was extremely happy with the whole experience and Francis was back to normal life
Francis, an engineering student in Nigeria was diagnosed to have spinal deformity. Although very tall and active person, the unsightly appearance of his back was a concern with progression of the deformity. After getting xray done at a local hospital in Nigeria he was referred to orthopaedic surgeon.Francis Akpomedaye,his father had searched about the spinal deformity and realized that his son, indeed has scoliosis.
As scoliosis surgery is a complex surgery performed in hospitals with advanced facilities, Akpomedaye’s search for finding such a hospital lead to Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, which is an AOSpine accredited referral centre for spine surgery.
All clinical photos and xrays were emailed to Dr Krishnakumar , -who received spine fellowship training from Singapore General Hospital and Washington University- with special interest in scoliosis surgery. “ As I received all the xrays via email, I could formulate the treatment plan for Francis well in advance and scheduled the surgery “ explained Dr Krishnakumar. The International marketing team of Amrita institute has helped them with allnecessary documents for getting visa and travel.
“When I met Francis and family for the first time, I realized that they were very concerned about the surgery and had several questions regarding the surgery.” said Dr Krishnakumar. “ When I explained that we use most modern neuromonitoring devices to watch for any changes in his neurological function during surgery and elaborated on the post operative facilities available, they were relieved” said Dr Krishnakumar.
He underwent surgey on 14th October. “The curve was very stiff , the advanced spinal implant systems with titanium screws and cobalt-chrome rods made the correction of curve from 70 degrees to 20 degrees” explained Dr Kumar
As his father had to leave for Nigeria immediately after surgery, his mother took good care of him during the recovery period. Francis made a complete recovery and was on his ipad taking pictures of the whole team who nursed him very well. He stayed in Cochin for a week after discharge form hospital and visited the near by places and shopping malls.
Dr Kumar received a call from Nigeria after their return at 6 weeks , his mother was extremely happy with the whole experience and Francis was back to normal life
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Francis and his mother after successful scoliosis surgery with Dr Krishnakumar |
