Systematic review of spinal deformities following multi-level selective dorsal rhizotomy.

Matthew WheelwrightPaige J SelveyPaul SteinbokAsh SinghalGeorge IbrahimAria FallahAlexander G WeilKyle HalvorsonAlbert Tu

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2019)

Spinal deformity is an important potential complication of SDR with scoliosis being the most common type of deformity. The major risk factor for postoperative deformity is female sex. Deformity was also found to significantly increase with extended follow-up, indicating a slow process that should be carefully monitored.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
systematic review
meta analyses
patients undergoing
spinal cord injury
risk assessment
human health