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Other Syndromic Disorders of the Growing Spine

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Many genetic syndromes produce early-onset spine deformities, due to disorders of structure and balance. Common themes in the management of all of these disorders include evaluation of the entire spine, and awareness of the unique challenges of each syndrome in other systems. Bracing has a limited role in these syndromes. However, growth-friendly surgery may be successful in maintaining appropriate trunk growth and balance.

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The authors would like to thank Jonathan Preminger for assistance with the radiographs.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Ehsan Jazini MD

  2. School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Jarred Bressner BS

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Children’s Center, 1800 Orleans St RM 7359A, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Paul D. Sponseller MD, MBA

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  1. San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders Medical Group, Inc., La Jolla, California, USA

    Behrooz A. Akbarnia

  2. Hacettepe University Dept. Orthopedics & Traumatology, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey

    Muharrem Yazici

  3. Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    George H. Thompson

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Jazini, E., Bressner, J., Sponseller, P.D. (2016). Other Syndromic Disorders of the Growing Spine. In: Akbarnia, B., Yazici, M., Thompson, G. (eds) The Growing Spine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48284-1_18

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