Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Neuromuscular scoliosis can happen in children who have a disorder of the neurological system such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s disease and spinal cord injuries. Patients have weakness of the trunk muscles and can therefore develop a progressive deformity of the spine resulting in a C-type scoliosis curve. Progressive curves may affect the patient’s ability ambulate or even sit comfortably. They typically adversely affect quality of life if the deformity progresses. Our doctors operate to fuse the spine to not only halt the progression of curve but to reconstruct the spine and provide a stable and upright posture.