10.1055/b-0038-162485 24 Postoperative Intensive Care Unit ManagementSandeep Khanna and Kathleen Gorenc Abstract The postoperative period after scoliosis repair requires a multidisciplinary approach with coordination of multiple services including intensive care,…
10.1055/b-0038-162482 21 Anterior Approaches to the Spine for Neuromuscular Spinal DeformityPeter O. Newton Abstract Anterior exposure to the spine for the purpose of performing an anterior release has become less…
10.1055/b-0038-162483 22 Incidence of Major Complications in Surgery for Neuromuscular Spine DeformityAndrew H. Milby and Patrick J. Cahill Abstract Surgical correction of neuromuscular spinal deformity has been associated with higher…
10.1055/b-0038-162481 20 Growing Spine Options for Neuromuscular ScoliosisJoshua S. Murphy and Burt Yaszay Abstract Scoliosis is a common deformity in the neuromuscular population that can interfere with sitting balance as…
10.1055/b-0038-162478 17 Comparison of Unit Rods with Modular Constructs in Cerebral PalsyMark Shasti and Paul D. Sponseller Abstract This chapter compares unit rods with modular instrumentation constructs for neuromuscular scoliosis…
10.1055/b-0038-162479 18 Halo-Gravity Traction: An Adjunctive Treatment for Severe Spinal DeformityJoshua M. Pahys and Amer F. Samdani Abstract Halo-gravity traction (HGT) has evolved from halo-femoral and halo-pelvic traction to become…
10.1055/b-0038-162480 19 Osteotomies: Ponte and Vertebral Column ResectionScott C. Wagner, Ronald A. Lehman Jr., and Lawrence G. Lenke Abstract Performing osteotomies of the spine for the purposes of complex deformity…
10.1055/b-0038-162476 15 Spinal Deformity Associated with Neurodegenerative Disease in AdultsDana L. Cruz, Shaleen Vira, Virginie Lafage, Themistocles Protopsaltis, and Thomas J. Errico Abstract Neurodegenerative disease is an important, though often…
10.1055/b-0038-162474 13 Neurosurgical Causes of ScoliosisMarie Roguski, Steven W. Hwang, and Amer F. Samdani Abstract The most common cause of scoliosis is idiopathic. However, in infantile and juvenile scoliosis, up…
10.1055/b-0038-162472 11 Spinal Muscular AtrophyBenjamin D. Roye and Michael G. Vitale Abstract The incidence of scoliosis in children with spinal muscular atrophy syndrome types I–III is 60 to 95%, with…
