TY - JOUR
T1 - Spinal deformity in neuromuscular disease
T2 - Natural history and management
AU - Hart, D. A.
AU - McDonald, Craig M
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Severe spinal deformity in progressive neuromuscular disease (NMD) leads to multiple problems, including poor sitting balance, difficulty with upright seating and positioning, pain, difficulty in attendant care, and potential exacerbation of underlying restrictive respiratory compromise. Severe scoliosis and pelvic obliquity can in some instances completely preclude upright sitting in a wheelchair. This article reviews the prevalence, natural history, and management of scoliosis in neuromuscular diseases at greatest risk for progressive spinal deformity.
AB - Severe spinal deformity in progressive neuromuscular disease (NMD) leads to multiple problems, including poor sitting balance, difficulty with upright seating and positioning, pain, difficulty in attendant care, and potential exacerbation of underlying restrictive respiratory compromise. Severe scoliosis and pelvic obliquity can in some instances completely preclude upright sitting in a wheelchair. This article reviews the prevalence, natural history, and management of scoliosis in neuromuscular diseases at greatest risk for progressive spinal deformity.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9894141
AN - SCOPUS:0031987833
VL - 9
SP - 213
EP - 232
JO - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
JF - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
SN - 1047-9651
IS - 1
ER -