The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2007;89:34-41.
doi:10.2106/JBJS.F.01003
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Medical and Congenital Comorbidities Associated with Spinal Deformities in the Immature Spine

Ronney L. Ferguson, MD

Corresponding author:
Ronney L. Ferguson, MD
Navapache Regional Medical Center, 4371 South White Mountain Road, Show Low, AZ 85901.
E-mail address: rferguson9646@msn.com

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Deformities that affect the immature spinal column can be associated with congenital abnormalities that affect multiple organ systems or can lead to acquired medical problems and morbidity as the child grows or while the spinal deformity is being treated. Presented in this article are the various associated conditions that can either appreciably affect the health of a child with a spinal deformity or adversely affect the outcome of conservative or surgical treatment of the spinal deformity.

At the same time as the spine is forming during fetal development, many other body-organ systems are also forming. An insult to the fetus that affects the spine often affects other body systems as well. Syndromes that are associated with spinal deformity often have multiple organ-system involvement. The effects of spinal deformity alone may lead to organ-system failures, such as the pulmonary compromise that can occur secondary to severe thoracic spinal deformity. Abnormal collagen . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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