KAUVERY HOSPITAL SUCCESSFULLY TREATS A RARE NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROME IN A YOUNG CHILD – Chennaionline chennaionline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chennaionline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2-year-old girl treated successfully for lower back Spondylolisthesis by Kauvery Hospital ANI | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 17:58 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): Spondylolisthesis in the lower spine or lower back is where there is a slip of one vertebrae over the other causing Spinal Cord and Nerve Root Compression. This is usually caused due to trauma, degeneration or congenital problems. This condition is very common in adolescence, aging adults but very rare in children causing severe symptoms.
Kauvery Hospital, one of the leading healthcare chains in Tamil Nadu successfully treated a 2-year-old girl who was diagnosed with Spondylolisthesis of the L5-S1 vertebra - a complete slippage of one vertebra over the other. The girl developed sudden back and leg pain, and she was unable to move or walk. Slowly, there was a lump that developed on her lower back and she was immediately taken to a Local hospital for diagnosis.