Surgical Treatment of Dystrophic Scoliosis in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Outcomes and Complications
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DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000000716
Abstract: Study Design: This is a retrospective cohort study. Objective: To investigate surgical outcomes and instrumentation-related complications (IRCs) of dystrophic scoliosis associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). Summary of Background Data: Surgical management, including the growing… read more here.
Keywords: dystrophic scoliosis; scoliosis; case; rod ... See more keywords
Thoracic compression myelopathy due to the progression of dystrophic scoliosis, the presence of a paraspinal tumor, and high and excessive amplitude movement of the shoulder
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DOI: 10.1177/2309499016684726
Abstract: The authors present a case of 45-year-old man with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) and thoracic scoliosis, previously undergoing fusion surgery, who developed myelopathy. This patient further complained of lightning pain when he extended and horizontally… read more here.
Keywords: progression dystrophic; compression; movement; shoulder ... See more keywords
How to rectify the convex coronal imbalance in patients with unstable dystrophic scoliosis secondary to type I neurofibromatosis: experience from a case series
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DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05321-w
Abstract: Background There was a paucity of valid information on how to rectify the convex coronal imbalance effectively in dystrophic scoliosis secondary to Type I neurofibromatosis (DS-NF1), while postoperative inadvertent aggravation of CCI occurred regularly resulting… read more here.
Keywords: dystrophic scoliosis; scoliosis; rectify convex; cci ... See more keywords
Management and surgical outcomes of dystrophic scoliosis in neurofibromatosis type 1: a systematic review.
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DOI: 10.3171/2022.2.focus21790
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) dystrophic scoliosis is an early-onset, rapidly progressive multiplanar deformity. There are few studies on the surgical management of this patient population. Specifically, perioperative morbidity, instrument-related complications, and quality-of-life outcomes associated… read more here.
Keywords: scoliosis; dystrophic scoliosis; surgical outcomes; review ... See more keywords