Routine surgeries need to postponed during this period of pandemic. However, a condition requiring an urgent surgery, need to discussed with a spine surgeon as per need.
Last, but not the least, it should be borne in mind that Covid 19 is unlikely to wean out into the oblivion in the recent future. Hence all measures of reassurance should be given to parents and care givers with the understanding that social distancing and lifestyle modifications, which are suggested by published guidelines, from time to time, should be translated into practice. This will ensure the huge societal need to overcome this pandemic in the true sense of the term.