Open AccessSurgical treatment of scoliosis in neurofibromatosis type I: A retrospective study on posterior-only correction with third-generation instrumentation
Author(s) -
Pasquale Cinnella,
Silvia Amico,
Alessandro Rava,
Mattia Cravino,
G. Gargiulo,
Massimo Girardo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_50_20
Subject(s) - medicine , scoliosis , neurofibromatosis , coronal plane , cobb angle , sagittal plane , surgery , retrospective cohort study , orthopedic surgery , orthodontics , radiology
Scoliosis is the most common orthopedic complication of neurofibromatosis type I. Scoliosis can be occurred with two patterns: dystrophic or idiopathic-like. In adolescence, in consideration of bone dystrophy, osteopenia, and often associated hyperkyphosis, most of the authors recommend an anterior-posterior approach. According to other authors, modern instrumentations could be sufficient to sustain a solid posterior arthrodesis.