Is a persistent central canal a risk factor for neurological injury in patients undergoing surgical correction of scoliosis?
Scoliosis patients with associated syringomyelia are at an increased risk of neurological injury during surgical deformity correction. The syrinx is therefore often addressed surgically prior to scoliosis corr...
Source: Scoliosis - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Steven Kyriacou, Yuen Man, Karen Plumb, Matthew Shaw and Kia Rezajooi Tags: Research Source Type: research