Comparison between surgical fusion and the growing-rod technique for early-onset neurofibromatosis type-1 dystrophic scoliosis

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 455 - 11
• Main Authors: Cai, Siyi, Cui, Liqiang, Qiu, Guixing, Shen, Jianxiong, Zhang, Jianguo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.07.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Care and treatment; Dystrophic early-onset scoliosis; Genetic disorders; Growing rod; Health aspects; Humans; Methods; Musculoskeletal diseases; Neurofibromatosis; Neurofibromatosis 1 - diagnostic imaging; Neurofibromatosis 1 - epidemiology; Neurofibromatosis 1 - surgery; Neurofibromatosis type-1; Neurological disorders; Patients; Posterior fusion; Prostheses and Implants; Respiratory function; Retrospective Studies; Scoliosis; Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging; Scoliosis - epidemiology; Scoliosis - etiology; Skin & tissue grafts; Spinal Fusion - adverse effects; Surgeons; Surgery; Transplants & implants; Treatment Outcome; Tumors; Vertebrae; Posterior fusion; Neurofibromatosis type-1; Dystrophic early-onset scoliosis; Growing rod

Spinal deformities constitute one of the most common types of manifestations of neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF-1), which can lead to either dystrophic or non-dystrophic early-onset scoliosis (EOS). Surgical treatment for EOS with NF-1 is challenging, and the outcomes have rarely been reported. The ant...