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ReviewSurgical neurology international2021

Surgical correction of pediatric spinal deformities with coexisting intraspinal pathology: A case report and literature review.

Daphne Li, Douglas E Anderson, Russ P Nockels

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Review in Surgical neurology international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Daphne LiDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, United States.
Douglas E AndersonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, United States.
Russ P NockelsDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSurgical correction of spinal deformities with coexisting intraspinal pathology (SDCIP) requires special consideration to minimize risks of further injury to an already abnormal spinal cord. However, there is a paucity of literature on this topic. Here, the authors present a pediatric patient with a residual pilocytic astrocytoma and syringomyelia who underwent surgical correction of progressive postlaminectomy kyphoscoliosis. Techniques employed are compared to those in the literature to compile a set of guidelines for surgical correction of SDCIP.

methodsA systematic MEDLINE search was conducted using the following keywords; "pediatric," "spinal tumor resection," "deformity correction," "postlaminectomy," "scoliosis correction," "intraspinal pathology," "tethered cord," "syringomyelia," or "diastematomyelia." Recommendations for surgical technique for pediatric SDCIP correction were reviewed.

resultsThe presented case demonstrates recommendations that primarily compressive forces on the convexity of the coronal curve should be used when performing

conclusionThe authors demonstrated with their case analysis and literature review that there are no clear current guidelines regarding the safe and effective techniques for

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Intramedullary spinal tumorIntraspinal pathologyKyphoscoliosisPediatric spinal deformity correction

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PMID34513148
PMCPMC8422436

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