Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi
2013 , Vol 23 , Num - Ek
General Approach to Spine Deformities
Ümraniye Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Nöroşirürji Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
Malalignement of spine can be defined as spine deformity. Spinal deformities may be secondary to a variety of causes including congenital
anomalies, neurpmuscular disorders, skeletal displasies, and some other developmental disorders. Pediatric spine deformities may be
accompanied by neural and systemic organ pathologies. Therefore, diagnosis, treatment and followup strategies may change. Patient age and
type for deformity is of importance. Besides of standards for diagnosis and treatment of spine deformities, many classification systems were
defined for standardization.Currently spine deformity is diagnosed using scoliosis graphy, CT and MRI. Scoliosis is corrected and instrumented under neuromonitoring. In this study, general approach to the spine deformities is summarized.
Anahtar Kelimeler : Deformity, Scoliosis, Spinal deformity