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Curve progression in scoliosis associated with Chiari I malformation following suboccipital decompression
Frances A Farley1, Aki Puryear, Janette M Hall
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. fafarley@umich.edu
Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques
|October 24, 2002
Abstract:
Nine children with scoliosis and Chiari I malformations were followed 1-11 years after suboccipital decompression. Eight also had syringomyelia. Despite initial curve stabilization, at final follow-up eight curves were of the magnitude to require spinal fusion. Neither bracing nor secondary neurosurgical procedures arrested progressive curves.
