SUCCESSFUL STAGED SURGICAL-CORRECTION OF CONGENITAL SEGMENTAL SPINAL DYSGENESIS AND COMPLETE ROTARY SUBLUXATION OF THE THORACOLUMBAR SPINE IN AN INFANT
Eg. Ford et al., SUCCESSFUL STAGED SURGICAL-CORRECTION OF CONGENITAL SEGMENTAL SPINAL DYSGENESIS AND COMPLETE ROTARY SUBLUXATION OF THE THORACOLUMBAR SPINE IN AN INFANT, Journal of pediatric surgery, 31(7), 1996, pp. 960-964
Congenital segmental spinal dysgenesis is a rare lesion that usually i
s associated with neurological deficits. Affected infants who are neur
ologically intact may suffer progressive kyphosis and subsequent neuro
logical deterioration. Results of external casting, laminectomy with s
pinal fixation, or bone grafting of the defect have been disappointing
. The authors present a successful staged surgical management scheme c
onsisting of complete resection of the dysraphic vertebral bodies, mai
ntenance of normal vertebral distance with rib strut grafting, and fus
ion with autogenous bone. Copyright (C) 1996 by W.B. Saunders Company