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Suggest Treatment For Severe Spinal Injury

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Posted on Tue, 11 Oct 2016
Question: 23 year male had fall and spinal injury. kindly review all the documents and confirm whether this is an acute emergency or this patient having some chronic diasease and now showing as injury
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Not a emergency.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
I have gone through your attach reports ,it is not a emergency.Scheuermann disease, also known as juvenile kyphosis, juvenile discogenic disease or vertebral epiphysitis, is a common condition which results in kyphosis of the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine. The diagnosis is usually made on plain film. There is no x ray so kindly attach x-ray ,so I can guide you properly.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Spinal Injury

Brief Answer: Not a emergency. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query. I have gone through your attach reports ,it is not a emergency.Scheuermann disease, also known as juvenile kyphosis, juvenile discogenic disease or vertebral epiphysitis, is a common condition which results in kyphosis of the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine. The diagnosis is usually made on plain film. There is no x ray so kindly attach x-ray ,so I can guide you properly. I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Praveen Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal