Can Tissue Expansion Reconstruction in the Trunk of Children Increase the Risk of Scoliosis?

Paul Yen, Marija Bucevska, Christopher Reilly, Cynthia Verchere

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Article in Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Paul YenDivision of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Marija BucevskaDivision of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Christopher ReillyDivision of Pediatric Orthopedics, Department of Orthopedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Cynthia VerchereDivision of Pediatric Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8284-1975

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introductionWe hypothesize that treatment of significant truncal lesions with truncal tissue expanders and subsequent flap surgery in pediatric patients may increase the risk of scoliosis. This study aims to investigate any relationship between tissue expansion (TE) and scoliosis and to compare the prevalence of scoliosis in our tissue expander population to the general population.

methodsHealth records of patients who underwent truncal TE at BC Children's Hospital between 1997 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. The cross-sectional component of the study consisted of radiological imaging to establish the presence or absence of scoliosis.

resultsWe identified 28 patients who underwent truncal TE over the study period. Ten had a scoliosis X-ray on their chart or as a part of the study. Three (10.7%) patients were identified as having developed scoliosis after TE.

conclusionsWe recommend that pediatric TE patients be made aware of the potential complication of scoliosis and be followed closely in the years during and after their treatment, in order to allow for preventative measures, early diagnosis and early management (if required).

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complicationsoutcomes (previous presentation and publication): Presented at: the American Federation for Medical Research - Western Regional Meeting in Carmel, California in 2018. Abstract published: Yen P, Bucevska M, Reilly C, Verchere C. Does Tissue Expansion Reconstruction in the Trunk of Children Increase the Risk of Scoliosis? J. Investig Med. 2018;65:92 (Abstract #70)pediatric surgeryscoliosissurgerytissue expanders

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PMID34026671

DOI10.1177/2292550320933671

PMCPMC8120560

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