“Is scoliosis surgery risky?”
I will have surgery for scoliosis. Is scoliosis surgery risky?
1 Answer
Scoliosis surgery is major surgery, It is usually done on young patients and can have major complications such as infection, blood clots and very rarely paralysis when correcting very severe curves. cbm Christopher B Michelsen, MD, FAOA, FAAOS, FACS Col (Ret) USA Professor (Emeritus) Orthopaedic Surgery Columbia University, College of P&S
