Open AccessNeuromuscular Scoliosis in Children with Spinal Cord Injury
Author(s) -
M.J. Mulcahey,
John Gaughan,
Randal R. Betz,
Amer F. Samdani,
Nadia Barakat,
Louis C. Hunter
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1945-5763
pISSN - 1082-0744
DOI - 10.1310/sci1902-96
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord injury , physical medicine and rehabilitation , scoliosis , spinal cord , physical therapy , surgery , psychiatry
The prevalence of neuromuscular scoliosis in children with spinal cord injury (SCI) is high. Published reports suggest that age at time of injury is the most important determinant. No studies have evaluated neurological characteristics using standardized methods to determine if they are strong predictors of scoliosis.
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