Evolution of Syrinx in Scoliosis Patients Associated with Untreated Syringomyelia Who Underwent One-Stage Posterior Correction for Spinal Deformities

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Patients with spinal deformities associated with syringomyelia are often characterized by persistent progress scoliosis and neurological deficits. Although deformity correction in patients with untreated syringomyelia has been recognized to harbor an increased risk of iatrogenic neurologic injury, recently published studies reported that one-stage posterior scoliosis surgery for these patients allowed an effective deformity correction with rare neurological complication. To date, few literatures focus on the radiological changes of syrinx following one-stage posterior spinal deformity correction.

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