Ethiopian patient with Kyphoscoliosis (Anaconda Spine), treated successfully at SIMS Hospital
Ethiopian patient with Kyphoscoliosis (Anaconda Spine), treated successfully at SIMS Hospital
Chennai, July 05, 2022: An expert group of surgeons from SIMS Hospital, a leading multispecialty hospital in the city, recently conducted a high-performance surgery to cure a severe case of Kyphoscoliosis. The 15 year old Eth iopian patient - Master Tesfaye Mengesha Mersha was diagnosed with severe Kyphoscoliosis, which in a spine su rgery circle called ‘Anaconda Spine’, a 110 deformity of the upper spine in the chest area. Living with a dream of playing football, the spine deformity severely affected Mersha’s ability to walk coming in the way of his dream. T he surgery was conducted by Dr. K Appaji Krishnan, Senior Consultant Spine Surgeon, Asian Orthopaedic Institute, SIMS Hospital with a pa...
