title: Spinal cord monitoring during operative correction of neuromuscular scoliosis.
abstract: We report our experience of the monitoring of spinal somatosensory evoked potentials in 60 patients with neuromuscular scoliosis. In 15 cases a significant change occurred in the trace when a sublaminar wire was tightened. There were no postoperative neurological deficits attributable to the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, England.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Galasko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005073:Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology*