Childhood angular kyphosis: a plea for involvement of the pediatric neurosurgeon.
Erwin M J CornipsS KoudijsJ VlesL van RhijnPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2017)
Childhood angular kyphosis is a complex, heterogeneous disorder that should be managed by a multidisciplinary team in specialized pediatric spine centers. While every case is truly unique, the spinal cord is always at risk, especially during decompression, stabilization, and eventual correction of deformity. Pediatric neurosurgeons have an important role to play in preoperative work-up, actual operation, and follow-up.