3) after seven years (at the age of 25), the patient is still bothered by the hematoma consequences and visits
a physiotherapist, the patient undergoes a new RX and MRI scan but the physiotherapist does not find noteworthy problems; the patient is also referred to a neurologist, who orders a new bone scan (the old one being at another hospital and not retrievable); the bone scan again does not reveal bone traumas.
4) at the age of 30, the patient visits another team of specialists (an orthopedist cooperating with a neurosurgeon working outside of a hospital). The orthopedist again asks for RX and MRI scans but also inspects the previous MRI scan (which is supplied on a laptop by the patient). The specialist discovers the discopathy (intervertebral disk fracture), which may have been caused by the wintersport accident (12 years before). Since surgery only has an 80% success rate, the patient
engages in an intensive lower back revalidation program. This will also reduce the pain caused by the scoliosis.