Rare Spine Surgery Performed at KIMS in Kurnool

Addressing a press meet, the doctors said the patient, from Vamasamudram village in Kurnool district, had suffered for years from headaches, walking imbalance and progressive spinal curvature. 

She had



earlier undergone surgery in 2019 for Arnold–Chiari Malformation. As the deformity worsened into a severe hunchback, she was referred to KIMS due to high risk of neurological damage. 

Consultant spine surgeon Dr. Shaik Mannan and orthopaedics HOD Dr. Kiran Kumar told the media that a 50-degree curvature from D2 to L4 was corrected using 30 specialised spinal screws w