Increased complications in pediatric patients with non-idiopathic scoliosis undergoing spinal instrumentation for neuromuscular scoliosis compared to syndromic and congenital scoliosis

Abstract

Purpose: Non-idiopathic scoliosis encompasses a group of diagnoses including neuromuscular, syndromic, and congenital scoliosis. Neuromuscular scoliosis includes conditions such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, and spinal muscular atrophy. Syndromic scoliosis patients are those with Marfan’s Syndrome, Down Syndrome, and DiGeorge Syndrome. Congenital Scoliosis are patients with a congenitally malformed vertebra. It is known that those with neuromuscular scoliosis have increased complications in comparison to those with idiopathic scoliosis. However, patients diagnosed with syndromic …