So in September of 2010 we finally got an explanation of what was happening. If you look at the photo posted here, you can see I have outlined something in red, all I did here was retrace the doctors outline. What you are looking at here is a solid piece of bone fused to the 3-4 vertebrae it touches(which are also fused) causing the spine in that area to "fan out" causing the curve, which will get worse as she grows. Some ideas they threw at us, some good, some they said they could do, but will not at this point are: A) Take out that bone, but chances are it is actually a part of the spine and will expose her spinal cord. B) Saw the bones apart, but chances are that the body will just heal it and mend the bones, which will then render the surgery useless. C) Ignore that area and focus on straightening the spine from the hips up the the affected area.
Roger
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