Our patients are very special children! Over time, our surgeons taught enthusiastic local surgeons how to treat common spinal problems in children in the United States and the world (scoliosis and exaggerated kyphosis). This was one of the major goals of our medical missions. As a result, the majority of our patients have rare spinal and bone disorders that tend to effect children at an early age. We often see young children with curves well over 100 degrees (normal is 0 degrees, and 180 degrees is bent in half!).