Hello Doctor My son,11 years old has been diagonised of Pott s disease after his D7 vertibrae had been conusmed by TB germs. There is compresion on his spine as his doctor found from MRI and related CT scan and biopsies.My son has been recovering in his weight and comfort. After 7 weeks bed rest he is normal now in movements inside the flat. He uses brace although. The. Surgeon wanted to do a surgery to reduce the compression. I saw the MRI,there is a compression.But visibly no sign is seen and since he is coming back to his normal posture, should he need the surgery? Please reply.
Hi, I understand your concern, and me too would like to avoid surgery at an eleven yrs old boy. My advice is that since you have doubts you should take another opinion. Which means clinical examination and a review of radiological examinations from another expert. It could be nerve, spinal medulla compression which cause sensation, muscular force alteration mainly of legs and difficulty in urinary control. In both cases it is very important for this young boy to avoid these complications during his life. Hope this could help you to make the right decision.