Scoliosis with Prader Willi Syndrome
Scoliosis journal reported comparisons of conservative and surgical treatment in patients with Scoliosis and Prade Willi Syndrome Authors: Hans-Rudolf Weiss and Deborah Goodall Abstract (provisional) Background In children with Prader Willi syndrome (PWS), besides growth hormone (GH) therapy, control of the food environment and regular exercise, surgical treatment of scoliosis deformities seems the treatment of choice, eventhough the risks of spinal surgery in this specific population is very high. Therefore the question arises as to whether the risks of spinal surgery outweigh the benefits in a condition, which bears significant risks per se. The purpose of this systematic review of the Pub Med literature was to find mid or long-term results of spinal fusion surgery in patients with PWS, and to present the conservative treatment in a case study of nine patients with this condition. Methods Types of studies included; all kinds of studies; retrospective and prospective ones, which r...