ArticleInternational orthopaedics2019
Clinical outcomes of anterior correction and reconstruction for neurofibromatosis-associated severe cervical kyphotic deformity.
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- Severe cervical kyphosis in a complex child with NF1, case report and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical features and surgical treatments of scoliosis in neurofibromatosis type 1: a systemic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Pooled it
- Correction of pediatric cervical kyphosis: our experience and systematic-literature review.Spine deformity · 2024Pooled it
- Intervertebral-spreader-assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion prevents postoperative axial pain by alleviating facet joint pressure.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Trial
- Surgical management of congenital C2 over C3 spondyloptosis with severe cervical kyphosis: two case reports.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Outcomes of Surgical Intervention of Dystrophic Cervical Kyphosis in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Systematic Review.Spine surgery and related research · 2026Review
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- Surgical Treatment Outcomes of Anterior-Only Correction and Reconstruction for Severe Cervical Kyphotic Deformity with Neurofibromatosis-1: A Retrospective Study with a 5-Year Follow-Up.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Current advancements in therapeutic approaches in orthopedic surgery: a review of recent trends.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Review
- The Incidence, Changes and Treatments of Cervical Deformity After Infection and Inflammation.Neurospine · 2023Article
- Halo traction combined with posterior-only approach correction for cervical kyphosis with Neurofibromatosis-1: minimum 2 years follow-up.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Management of spinal deformities and tibial pseudarthrosis in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1).Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the clinical outcome of anterior correction and reconstruction for severe cervical kyphotic deformity due to neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1).
methodsIn this study, we reviewed a series of seven patients who underwent anterior procedures for correction of NF-1-associated cervical kyphotic deformity. After continuous preoperative skull traction, all patients received anterior corpectomy and fusion (ACCF), anterior discectomy and fusion (ACDF), or combined ACCF and ACDF for surgical correction and reconstruction. Pre- and postoperative local and global Cobb angles, correction rate, sagittal vertical axis (SVA), and T1-slope were assessed by X-ray. Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score, JOA recovery rate, visual analog scale (VAS), and Neck Disability Index (NDI) scores were recorded to assess the outcome.
resultsKyphosis was corrected successfully in all patients in terms of local and global Cobb angles (P < 0.05), with a correction rates of 83.1% (range, 66.0 to 115.5%) and 88.6% (range, 61.1 to 125.0%), respectively. JOA scores of patients were improved from preoperative 10.4 (range, 6 to 14) to postoperative 15.4 (range, 14 to 17), with a recovery rate as 77.6% (range, 66.7 to 100%). NDI scores were reduced from preoperative 25.1 (range, 13 to 35) to postoperative 8.7 (range, 5 to 12). VAS scores were reduced from preoperative 7.0 (range, 4 to 9) to postoperative 2.3 (range, 1 to 3).
conclusionThis study has demonstrated that anterior correction and reconstruction is an alternative option for the treatment of NF-1-associated severe cervical kyphosis when deformity is localized, flexible, or fixed.
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