title: Progression of scoliosis in children with myelomeningocele.
abstract: In a retrospective follow-up of 64 patients with myelomeningocele and scoliosis of more than 10 degrees, the development of the scoliosis curve was watched. The mean follow-up was 4.3 years. Most progression of scoliosis can be expected before 15 years of age. Fifty-four percent of the patients with scoliosis of 40 degrees or more progressed more than 5 degrees per year. Progression was dependent on the scoliosis angle. A multivariate model for the prediction of the scoliosis progress in a 1-year perspective was applied. The model included the current scoliosis angle, the age of the patient, the skeletal level of the dysraphism, and the patient's ambulation capacity.
authors.affiliation: Bräcke Ostergård, Regional Pediatricabilitation Centre, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nordwall
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Odén
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*