"About 85% of spine deformities (scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis) are idiopathic, but some forms are caused by severe neuromuscular disorder such as muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, Friedreich's ataxia, and spinal cord tumors and lesions. These are more difficult conditions, since curve progression is much greater than in idiopathic conditions and bracing does not usually prevent progression of the spinal curvature. Smaller curvatures in nonambulatory patients can sometimes be treated by wheelchair modifications, but most patients will undergo surgery. These surgeries are complex because of the severity of the condition itself and because of the various other medical conditions affecting these patients. There is currently no book on the topic, and chapters in spine deformity books give the topic scant coverage. Samdani et al are the world's leader in this field, and they will present the definitive book on the topic, featuring foundational chapters, coverage of the specific neuromuscular disorders, surgical techniques, and postop considerations and complications, and the will be accompanied by surgical videos. The Authors are members of the prestigious Harms Study Group, a worldwide association of spine surgeons performing multi-center research studies on scoliosis"--Provided by publisher.

• Neuromuscular Spine Deformity
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Contributors
• Part I. Surgical and Medical Considerations
  • 1. Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization
  • 2. Nonoperative Management
  • 3. Surgical Indications in Neuromuscular Scoliosis
  • 4. Intraoperative Issues: Anesthesia, Neuromonitoring, Estimated Blood Loss
  • 5. Unique Challenges with Scoliosis and Dislocated Hips
  • 6. Predicting Complications: When to Operate or Not
• Part II. Diagnosis Specific
  • 7. Scoliosis in Cerebral Palsy
  • 8. Surgical Treatment of Spinal Deformity in Myelomeningocele
  • 9. The Patient with Spinal Cord Injury: Surgical Considerations
  • 10. The Spine in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • 11. Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  • 12. Other Neuromuscular Conditions: Rett Syndrome, Charcot–Marie–Tooth Disease, and Friedreich’s Ataxia
  • 13. Neurosurgical Causes of Scoliosis
  • 14. Sagittal Plane Spinal Deformity in Patients with Neuromuscular Disease
  • 15. Spinal Deformity Associated with Neurodegenerative Disease in Adults
• Part III. Surgical Techniques
  • 16. Sacropelvic Fixation Techniques
  • 17. Comparison of Unit Rods with Modular Constructs in Cerebral Palsy
  • 18. Halo-Gravity Traction: An Adjunctive Treatment for Severe Spinal Deformity
  • 19. Osteotomies: Ponte and Vertebral Column Resection
  • 20. Growing Spine Options for Neuromuscular Scoliosis
  • 21. Anterior Approaches to the Spine for Neuromuscular Spinal Deformity
• Part IV. Postoperative Management and Complications
  • 22. Incidence of Major Complications in Surgery for Neuromuscular Spine Deformity
  • 23. Management of Early and Late Infection
  • 24. Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Management
  • 25. Reoperations: Instrumentation Failure, Junctional Kyphosis, and Cervical Extension
  • 26. Health-Related Quality of Life in Neuromuscular Scoliosis
  • 27. Baclofen Pump: Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Management
• Index