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In a cohort of 310 consecutive congenital scoliosis patients, a retrospective analysis of abnormalities in ten organ systems was performed. Overall, intraspinal defects were observed in 43% of patients and defects in other organ systems were found in 77% of patients. Urogenital anomalies occurred in 39% of patients. Cardiac anomalies occurred in 54% of patients, a rate more than two times higher than previously reported. The association between defects in various organ systems was also elucidated.
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Author disclosures: Scott Luhmann: Medtronic Sofamor Danek; Stryker; Nuvasive; Orthopediatrics; Globus Medical; Wolters Kluwer. Ryan Furdock: none.
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Luhmann, S., Furdock, R. Paper #6: Organ System Anomalies Associated with Congenital Scoliosis: A Retrospective Study of 310 Cases. Spine Deform 5, 442–443 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2017.09.009
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2017.09.009