Karami M, Akbarnia BA. Ilizarov kyphectomy technique in the management of the gibbus deformity with an open wound in meningomyelocele patients: a case report with five years of follow-up.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2022;
31:3713-3718. [PMID:
34822019 DOI:
10.1007/s00586-021-07058-x]
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Abstract
PURPOSE
To propose an alternative method of surgical technique to address gibbus deformity in meningomyelocele with open wound simultaneously.
METHODS
We report a rare case of an 8-year-old girl with a refractory skin breakdown on her gibbus deformity, which underwent an Ilizarov kyphectomy technique to address her skin breakdown, and spinal deformity at the same time, while planning a definitive fusion in the future.
RESULTS
The patient was followed up for about 5 years. Her spine and overlying skin seem stable and no definite fusion has been offered to the patient so far.
CONCLUSION
Ilizarov kyphectomy technique is an alternative procedure that can provide a safe and effactive method to address severe kyphosis deformity with skin breakdown. However, a comparison should be drawn to other procedures, while including more patients with longer follow-up.
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