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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2015; 6(8): 564-566
Published online Sep 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i8.564
Published online Sep 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i8.564
Neuromuscular scoliosis and pelvic fixation in 2015: Where do we stand?
Jason B Anari, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States
David A Spiegel, Keith D Baldwin, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19103, United States
Author contributions: All three authors contributed equally to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no direct financial conflicts of interest to disclose. One or more of the authors has received funding outside of the submitted work from Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Baldwin KD), Pfizer (Baldwin KD), and Synthes Trauma (Baldwin KD).
Correspondence to: Keith D Baldwin, MD, MPH, MSPT, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 24th and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103, United States. baldwink@email.chop.edu
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Received: April 1, 2015
Peer-review started: April 1, 2015
First decision: June 3, 2015
Revised: June 17, 2015
Accepted: June 30, 2015
Article in press: July 2, 2015
Published online: September 18, 2015
Processing time: 170 Days and 7.3 Hours
Peer-review started: April 1, 2015
First decision: June 3, 2015
Revised: June 17, 2015
Accepted: June 30, 2015
Article in press: July 2, 2015
Published online: September 18, 2015
Processing time: 170 Days and 7.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: We review the historical timeline of posterior spinal fusion in neuromuscular scoliosis. Over 30 years of treatment technology to treat scoliosis has changed drastically, however, we are still not without significant post-operative complications. Questioning how we treat neuromuscular scoliosis will hopefully push our community to advance our thought processes on this complex pathology and ultimately result in improved patient outcomes.