Abstract

BRITZ, E; LANGERAK, N G  and  LAMBERTS, R P. A narrative review on spinal deformities in people with cerebral palsy: Measurement, norm values, incidence, risk factors and treatment. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2020, vol.110, n.8, pp.767-776. ISSN 2078-5135.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i6.14472.

Spinal deformities are common in people with cerebral palsy (CP), and there is a concern of an increase during the adult ageing period. There is especially a worry about the increase of scoliosis, thoracic hyperkyphosis, lumbar hyperlordosis, spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis incidence, though supporting literature is lacking. Therefore, the aim of this narrative review is to provide a scientific overview of how spinal curvatures should be measured, what the norm values are and the incidence in people with CP, as well as a description of the risk factors and the treatment regimens for these spinal abnormalities. This review can be used as a guideline relevant for a range of clinicians, including orthopaedic and neurosurgeons, radiologists, physiotherapists, and biokineticists, as well as academics.

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