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I am adult female facing scoliosis surgery lumbar curve 33 thoracic is 39. everything is on the left. how successful is scoliosis surgery these days? my ribs feel five sizes too big and my hip/sciatica is becoming a problem now.
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Scoliosis: This surgery is typically successful. A good resource would be the Journal Spine which you can access online. A number of articles which describe the benefits of the procedure.
Answered 12/20/2019
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