PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | scoliosis |
| Symptom | C0027868|neuromuscular disorders |
| Sentences | 2 |
| PubMedID- 23858393 | Orthopedic surgery is often undertaken to correct joint deformities or scoliosis in patients with neuromuscular disorders or cerebral palsy.1 it also has an important role in the management of spasticity due to disorders of the central nervous system.2,3 however, it is unusual for joint replacement to be undertaken in patients with hyperkinetic movement disorders. |
| PubMedID- 26350797 | scoliosis in neuromuscular disorders is progressive even after the growth period and severe scoliosis of ≥70 degrees, regardless of etiology, increases mortality because of respiratory failure . |
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