Spinal screening, malignancy, medical therapy, and surgical correction of deformity in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1: a systematic review

The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize evidence regarding spinal screening recommendations, types of spinal and thoracic neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) tumors, medical therapy for NF1-associated neoplasms, and treatment with magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGRs) or cervical kyphosis correction in pediatric patients with NF1.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Spine Source Type: research