Successful use of posterior instrumented spinal fusion alone for scoliosis in 19 patients with neurofibromatosis type-1 followed up for at least 25 months

摘要

Introduction Posterior instrumented fusion alone has been considered inadequate to correct scoliosis in most patients with neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF-1) because of their weak bone structure. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether the extension of fusion one level beyond the conventional fusion level would enable posterior instrumented fusion alone to be as effective as anterior–posterior fusion in treating patients with NF-1 and scoliosis who are more than 10 years old and whose scoliosis is <90°.