Review Article

CURRENT TREATMENT APPROACHES OF SPINE DEFORMITY ASSOCIATED WITH INTRASPINAL PATHOLOGIES

  • Mehmet Bülent BALİOĞLU
  • Yunus ATICI
  • Akif ALBAYRAK
  • Temel TACAL
  • Can Hakan YILDIRIM
  • Deniz KARGIN
  • Mehmet Akif KAYGUSUZ

Received Date: 01.07.2013 Accepted Date: 02.09.2013 J Turk Spinal Surg 2013;24(4):321-330

Pathologies of the spinal cord may be associated with scoliosis. When the spine deformity is corrected, neurological deficits due to spinal cord tension may develop. For this reason, surgical procedures may be required for intraspinal pathology. In this study, we evaluate the treatment approaches for spinal deformities with a high incidence of spinal abnormalities.

Keywords: Scoliosis, Intraspinal anomalies, Chiari malformation, Tethered cord, Magnetic resonance imaging