The European Spinal Surgery Annual Meeting concluded amidst a wave of astonishment, bringing many surprises and mysteries to all.
Never before had any of the previous meetings left attendees so reluctant to leave, even after the closing, many were loath to part.
Whether the first patient in Europe to be treated with the Precise Epiphyseal Arrest Technique for scoliosis could be successfully straightened aroused much speculation.
Because the severity of the child's spinal deformity was simply too critical, and the surgery offered by the Precise Epiphyseal Arrest Technique was too minimally invasive, too easy, it inevitably raised doubts among the more than six thousand spinal surgeons about its efficacy.