Myelomeningocele Scoliosis Wheeless

Description: scoliosis in myelomenigocele may have a multifactorial etiology:
- idiopathic causes;
- myelomeningocele structural defect;
- congenital defects
- paralytic etiology;
- 15-20% of children who have myelomeningocele have congenital vertebral abnormalities in addition to congenital scoliosis;
- over-all incidence of scoliosis in pts who have thoracic-level lesion is 85%;
- all children who are born with an osseous dysraphism at level of T12 or higher, are at risk for the development of a severe scoliotic deformity for which arthrodesis is needed;