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Modified Posterior Vertebral Column Resection for Patients with Thoracolumbar Kyphotic Deformity
Published on: September 16, 2022
Kyphoscoliosis complicating pregnancy: maternal and neonatal outcome
Seema Chopra1, Kaliprasad Adhikari, Neelam Agarwal
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
Objective:
To assess the outcome of pregnancies complicated by kyphoscoliosis in modern obstetric and orthopedic care.
Methods:
A total of 22 kyphoscoliotic patients with 34 pregnancies were identified from 46,828 pregnancies between 1998 and 2009. Their obstetric records and associated orthopedic problem were studied.
Results:
The incidence of kyphoscoliosis complicating pregnancy was 0.072%. The mean age of the patients in their index pregnancy was 28.4 years (range 23-35), mean height 130 cm (range 125-138). The cause of kyphoscoliosis included idiopathic (majority), poliomyelitis and traumatic injury. Only 1 of the patient had previous spinal surgery. The cesarean rate was very high and none had any significant cardiorespiratory problem during anesthesia. There was no maternal or perinatal mortality.
Conclusions:
The high maternal and perinatal risks associated with kyphoscoliosis reported earlier no longer exist.
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