Surgical Case #2 The next case is a 14 year old male with NF-1. There are dystrophic changes to the spine around the thoracolumbar junction, specifically penciling of the ribs and scalloping of the vertebral bodies (red arrows). This has induced a painful kyphoscoliosis. The next pictures demonstrate there is some, but not much flexibility […]
Month: July 2022
Spinal Deformity in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 – Case #1
Surgical Case The case presented is a 13 year old male with NF-1 who has a severe, progressive, painful kyphoscoliosis. There is some inherent spinal flexibility as the thoracic kyphosis of 91 degrees improves when he lays on his back and hyperextends. The below selected MRI cuts demonstrates he does not have significant dural ectasias […]
Spinal Deformity in Neurofibromatosis Type 1
For details on Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF-1), I will refer you to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurofibromatosis_type_I As this blog focuses on spinal deformity in children and adolescents following is a brief summary as it relates to the musculoskeletal system (spine and extremities): 1. NF-1 causes tumors along nervous system which can grow anywhere on the body. […]