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Scoliosis - Neuromuscular (CP/ DMD/ SMA/ NF)

Clues that this is NM scoliosis - supine film, look at hips as well (pelvic obliquity and dysplasia), many tubes - note the anteversion here

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What is the difference between NM scoliosis and Idiopathic scoliosis?

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What are the complications of neuromuscular scoliosis?

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What are the 2 types of Neuromuscular curves?

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How can you classify Neuromuscular curves?

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Preoperative considerations for Neuromuscular scoliosis?

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Complications of NM scoliosis correction?

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General Goals of Fusion surgery in NM Scoliosis?

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What are the surgical options?

CP Scoliosis

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What are the risk factors for CP scoliosis?

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Mx of CP scoliosis

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Surgical management of CP Scoliosis?

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Outcomes of surgery?

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Will you correct the scoliosis first or fix the hip first?

DMD Scoliosis/ SMA Scoliosis

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What are the other features of DMD?

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What other investigations for DMD?

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What is Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy?

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What is Spinal Muscle Atrophy? What gene?

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What is Becker’s Muscular dystrophy?

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Which patients with DMD will get scoliosis?

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What are the indications for surgery in DMD spine?

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Management options?

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Indications of growing rods?

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What is the principle of growing rods?

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What are the options after graduating from growing rods?

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Special considerations in DMD scoliosis surgery?

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What other complications in DMD? What Orthosis?

NEUROFIBROMATOSIS SCOLIOSIS

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What are the types of Neurofibromatosis scoliosis?

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Is neurological deficit common in NF-1 scoliosis?

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What investigations?

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What are the dystrophic features for NF curves?

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Management of non-dystrophic curves?

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Management of dystrophic curves?

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NF-1 Cervical spine involvement?