The treatment of severe scoliosis in osteogenesis imperfecta. Case report

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1983 May:(175):56-9.

Abstract

Surgical stabilization of the scoliotic spine in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is technically difficult owing to the mechanical weakness of the bone. Brittle bone makes instrumentation of the spine a procedure all too often associated with complications. Combining the instrumentation of the OI spine, both anteriorly and posteriorly, with the use of methylmethacrylate to augment the fixation may prove valuable as a surgical technique. This usage of methylmethacrylate in correcting severe scoliosis in OI has not been previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Braces
  • Casts, Surgical
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methylmethacrylates
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta / complications*
  • Scoliosis / etiology
  • Scoliosis / surgery*
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Traction

Substances

  • Methylmethacrylates