Spinal surgery helped a Humble boy with a rare condition get back to camping and building robots
, an orthopedic surgeon at UTHealth Houston and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. He suggested a spinal fusion to correct the curve in Xander’s spine and prevent it from occurring again.
His parents were caught off-guard, particularly because they were unfamiliar with SMA. The disease affects one in 10,000 children born in the United States, according to the“It is a big emotional hit to you when you’re not expecting it, especially when it’s not in the family,” Mike Lowery said.There are five subtypes of SMA that are based on the severity of symptoms and the age when they first appear. Roughly 30 percent of cases are type 2, also known as intermediate SMA or Dubowitz disease.
He was being treated at another hospital when he had a procedure to insert a growing rod, a device that corrects a spinal curve while allowing the spine to keep growing. That was important for Xander, who was still years shy of reaching puberty. They found it when Borden began seeing Xander in 2021. Maryann Lowery was impressed with how Borden spoke to Xander and included him in medical decisions.Xander had “a big curve and a big problem,” and a complex medical history to boot, Borden said. Xander’s curve was about 90 degrees at the time, and it was causing him significant discomfort.
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