Factors influencing the evaluation and management of neuromuscular scoliosis: A review of the literature
- 21 November 2016
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
- Vol. 29 (4) , 613-623
Abstract
Neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) is the second most prevalent spinal deformity (after idiopathic scoliosis) and is usually first identified during early childhood. Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common cause of NMS, followed by Duchenne muscular dystroKeywords
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