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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 103-B, Issue 8 | Pages 1400 - 1404
1 Aug 2021
Sim FCJ Birley E Khan AL Loughenbury PR Millner P

Aims

The aim of this study was to determine whether there is an increased prevalence of scoliosis in patients who have suffered from a haematopoietic malignancy in childhood.

Methods

Patients with a history of lymphoma or leukaemia with a current age between 12 and 25 years were identified from the regional paediatric oncology database. The medical records and radiological findings were reviewed, and any spinal deformity identified. The treatment of the malignancy and the spinal deformity, if any, was noted.


The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 91-B, Issue 9 | Pages 1252 - 1255
1 Sep 2009
Gardner A Millner P Liddington M Towns G

The spinal manifestations of neurofibromatosis include cervicothoracic kyphosis, in which scalloping of the vertebral body and erosion of the pedicles may render conventional techniques of fixation impossible. We describe a case of cervicothoracic kyphosis managed operatively with a vascularised fibular graft anteriorly across the apex of the kyphus, followed by a long posterior construct using translaminar screws, which allow segmental fixation in vertebral bodies where placement of the pedicle screws was impracticable.