For one night the teenager grew by 12, 7 cm

After surgery to straighten the spine this teenager for just one night increased by 12, 7 cm. Now the victim of severe scoliosis can enjoy life again.

14-year-old Englishman Harvey Legge suffered Scoliosis   or curvature of the spine . The angle of curvature was 90 degrees, and the disorder was so severe that pose a danger to the life of a boy, as could destroy his internal organs. Teen hospitalized in Children's Hospital in Sheffield.

Surgeons Harvey told parents that if this form Scoliosis   perhaps only one kind of treatment - surgery. As a result, doctors have changed the angle curvature of the spine   young patient with 90 to 20 degrees. And it allowed him just one night after surgery to grow by 12, 7 cm. Needless to say, what a huge psychological factor Harvey became a successful outcome, because it could look like a very ordinary teenager.

"We need to see the X-rays of my son before and after to see what miracle did the doctor - said the mother of Harvey. - Now he's growth caught up with me, and it's just one night. When the doctors said that his son severe scoliosis, and that it will have to operate, I was shocked. But I was told that there is no alternative. The spine internal organs squeezed. Harvey could not go far because he was so twisted. "

Doctors warned the boy's parents about the complexity of operations and the possibility of all sorts of complications, including stroke. The procedure lasted eight hours, surgeons put titanium rods on both sides of the spine. The child has lost a lot of blood during the surgery, so doctors have assumed even brain death. But fortunately, everything worked, and very soon Harvey stood up. (READ MORE)

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