Minimally Invasive Treatment for Scoliosis


	Minimally Invasive Treatment for Scoliosis

yoyokatty

8-24-2007 2:45 PM

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scoliosis, treatment, surgery

yoyokatty says:

If you have scoliosis and need to undergo surgery, knowing about alternative treatments is really helpful. This article discusses one of these alternatives and talks about a process called Thoracoscopy (I don't know what that means) which is minimally invasive and leads to less scars.

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