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A 13-year-old boy noticed progressive deformity of the back. Examination at the time of presentation showed a short stiff right thoracic curve and multiple café au lait spots. The anteroposterior radiograph showed short right-sided scoliosis with wedging of the vertebrae, severe apical rotation, and penciling of the ribs (Fig. 1). The lateral view showed normal thoracic kyphosis (Fig. 2). Dystrophic scoliosis with NF-1 was the diagnosis. The patient was treated by anterior release instrumentation and fusion (Figs. 3 and 4). Postoperatively, the boy received a nice correction of the deformity, and the figure also shows café au lait spots (Figs. 5 and 6).
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Zacharia, B. (2023). Is Scoliosis Associated with Neurofibromatosis Different from AIS? The Highlights. In: Zacharia, B., Raja, S.D.C., KV, N. (eds) Paediatric Scoliosis . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3017-3_36
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