Archive · 31 Jan 2026
Rare Spine Surgery Performed at KIMS-Kurnool
Doctors at KIMS Hospital in Kurnool successfully performed a special surgery on an 18-year-old girl who had a rare S-shaped spine problem.
She had been suffering from headaches and difficulty walking for a long time.
She had a previous surgery in 2019 for another condition called Arnold–Chiari Malformation.
Her spine was very curved, and doctors used special screws to fix it.
They were able to correct almost 90% of the curve, and the surgery was done for free under a special health scheme.
The doctors said the girl's posture is now almost normal.
Doctors at KIMS Hospital, Kurnool, successfully performed a complex spinal surgery on an 18-year-old girl with a rare S-shaped spinal deformity.
The patient had suffered from headaches, walking imbalance, and progressive spinal curvature for years.
She had previously undergone surgery in 2019 for Arnold–Chiari Malformation.
The surgery involved correcting a 50-degree curvature using 30 specialised spinal screws with continuous neuro-monitoring.
The surgery was performed free of cost under the Aarogyasri scheme, achieving nearly 90% correction and restoring near-normal posture.
- Who
- An 18-year-old girl from Vamasamudram village, Kurnool district, and doctors at KIMS Hospital, Kurnool
- What
- A complex spinal surgery to correct an S-shaped spinal deformity
- When
- Recently (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- KIMS Hospital, Kurnool
- Why
- To correct a severe hunchback and prevent neurological damage
- Patient Age
- 18 years
- Patient Location
- Vamasamudram village, Kurnool district
- Spinal Deformity
- S-shaped
- Previous Surgery
- Arnold–Chiari Malformation in 2019
- Surgery Details
- 50-degree curvature corrected using 30 specialised spinal screws
- Correction Achieved
- Nearly 90% correction
- Cost
- Free of cost under the Aarogyasri scheme
- Doctors Involved
- Dr. Shaik Mannan and Dr. Kiran Kumar
