Surgical advances in the treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis

Figure 1 A 16-year-old girls with cerebral palsy (GMFCS IV). This non-ambulatory patient was operated on with band-only instrumentation. A: Pre-operative supine anteroposterior X-rays; B: Pre-operative supine left bending X-rays (reducibility of 13%). C: Post-operative supine anteroposterior X-rays; D: Post-operative supine lateral X-rays.

Figure 2 A 15-year-old boy with a genetic syndrome. This ambulatory patient was operated on with a hybrid construct. A: Pre-operative standing anteroposterior x-rays; B: Pre-operative supine left bending X-rays (reducibility of 24%); C: Post-operative seated anteroposterior X-rays; D: Pre-operative standing lateral X-rays; E: Post-operative seated lateral X-rays.