Spine Surgery Scoliosis Specialist Cochin Kerala India

UPDATE June 2016- Dr Krishnakumar joins VPS Lakeshore Hospital,Cochin,Kerala,India as consultant spine surgeon NEWS RESEARCH INTERVIEWS OPINIONS FEATURES EDITORIAL iMEDITOONS ABOUT US CONTACT US TESTIMONIALS Diagnostics Hospitals Medical Education Medical Technology Medical Tourism Medico-Legal Pharmaceuticals Policy Telemedicine Skip to content    ORTHOPAEDICS   RESEARCH Doctors coin new terminology to describe a case of severe kyphosis with abdominal compression Tuesday, January 12, 2016 in Share 1 New Delhi: Doctors have coined a new terminology “sternum-into-abdomen deformity” to describe a case of severe thoracolumbar kyphosis with abdominal compression causing gastric disturbance after treatment of an osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture. Dr Krishna Kumar In a study published in the journal  Spine , Dr Krishna Kumar R, consultant spine surgeon and clinical assoc...

UPDATE June 2016- Dr Krishnakumar joins VPS Lakeshore Hospital,Cochin,Kerala,India as consultant spine surgeon Corrective casting in very young children ,even below 2 years may be tried to prevent progression of the scoliosis. The child has to be assessed carefully and then a decision can be made.Corrective cast is done under general anaesthesia and the cast is cut over the chest and abdomen to allow for breathing and allowing abdominal movements. The child is kept in hospital for a day and discharged next day usually. Dr Krishnakumar, Consultant Spine Surgeon at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala, India practices casting in scoliosis in young children. The casting has to be changed frequently and then converted to a brace as the child grows