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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1972;54:1537-1542.
© 1972 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Hyperlordosis Caused by the Lumboperitoneal Shunt Procedure for Hydrocephalus

HOWARD HALDEMAN STEEL M.D.1 and DAVID J. ADAMS M.D.1

1 From the Philadelphia Unit of the Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, Philadelphia

A case of severe lumbar lordosis, caused by repeated lumbopenitoneal shunts, is presented with surgical correction of the deformity by anterior wedge resection of vertebral bodies and discs, and spine fusion. The possibility of the development of severe lumbar lordosis secondary to surgical exposure of the lumbar vertebra during a lumboperitoneal shunt procedure is suggested as the etiological factor. Alternatives to this shunt procedure should be utilized if possible.


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