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Scoliosis surgery in thoracic spine ==what do we expect?
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Taller pain : You'llbe straighter and taller it will hurt for a time you won't with time notice the stiffness the thoracic spine doesn't move much any way.
Answered 7/16/2012
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Usually big surgery: Multilevel scoliosis surgery is a big surgery and usually has a long recovery time, but this is changing with the shift to minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Answered 7/31/2013
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