What Other Abnormalities Are Associated With Hemivertabra/congenital Scoliosis?

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My daughter was born in January 2006. In July of 2006 through a routine chest x-ray she was diagnosed with hemivertabra at T3 (vertabra not fully formed) and a missing rib. She saw the pediatric orthopeadic doctor 3 times. At 16 months she died of sepsis as a result of undiagnosed asplenia (absence of spleen). I am wondering if her doctor should have ordered other tests when the scoliosis was diagnosed.

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  1. Scott B on October 6, 2009 11:54 pm

    I’m so sorry to hear the news of your daughter.
    I’m unaware of other conditions associated wtih congenital scoliosis. Not that there aren’t any, but I’ve never heard of any in the groups that I read.
    Take care.



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