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Chiari and Scoliosis

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There is a well-known relationship between Chiari malformation and thoracolumbar scoliosis. The incidence of scoliosis can range from 2% to 4% in the general population but may be as high as 30% in patients with Chiari malformation type I and as high as 70% with spinal cord syrinx. In this chapter, we review the relationship between these conditions and discuss emerging evidence regarding risk factors, diagnosis, and management of children with Chiari-related scoliosis.

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The authors thank Kristin Kraus, MSc, for editorial assistance with this chapter.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Clinical Neurosciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Vijay M. Ravindra

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Primary Children’s Hospital, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Douglas L. Brockmeyer

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  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Aydın Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Efeler, Aydın, Turkey

    Mehmet Turgut

  3. Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA

    W. Jerry Oakes

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Ravindra, V.M., Brockmeyer, D.L. (2020). Chiari and Scoliosis. In: Tubbs, R., Turgut, M., Oakes, W. (eds) The Chiari Malformations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44862-2_17

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