• J Spinal Disord Tech · Oct 2003

    Case Reports

    Anterior fusion and posterior correction of severe cervical kyphosis using pedicle screw fixation in a patient with neurofibromatosis: a case report.

    • Ikuho Yonezawa, Yasuhisa Arai, Takaaki Tsuji, Masaki Takahashi, and Hisashi Kurosawa.
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. ikuho@sepia
    • J Spinal Disord Tech. 2003 Oct 1;16(5):493-6.

    AbstractWe present a 15-year-old boy with severe cervical kyphosis due to neurofibromatosis (NF), who underwent one-stage anterior fusion and posterior correction using pedicle screw fixation. The kyphosis was corrected from 72 degrees to 35 degrees. At the follow-up 16 months postoperatively, anterior fusion and posterior stabilization had been obtained without correction loss. Cervical pedicle screw fixation is a useful method for the correction of severe cervical kyphosis in patients with NF.

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