PMID: 3760167Sep 1, 1986Paper

Efficacy of surgical management for scoliosis in myelomeningocele: correction of deformity and alteration of functional status

Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics
J MazurW G Doig

Abstract

The effect of spinal fusion for paralytic scoliosis in 49 patients with myelomeningocele was studied. Improved sitting balance was seen in 70% of the patients following anterior and posterior fusions, 67% following posterior fusion alone, and 28% after anterior fusion alone. The ability to ambulate was adversely affected in 67% of the patients who had undergone combined anterior and posterior fusions, in 57% following anterior fusion alone, and in 27% following posterior fusion alone. Sitting is likely to be improved but ambulation may be more difficult following spinal correction and fusion.

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