Comparison of Survival Analysis between Surgical and Non-surgical Treatments in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Scoliosis

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare X-linked genetic disorder with an incidence in boys of about 200 per million births, and it is associated with progressive weakness of skeletal, respiratory, and cardiac muscles. Children with DMD are usually unable to walk by the age of 9.5 years, and the average survival duration is 19.5 years without ventilation support [1]. Scoliosis is a progressive and significant problem associated with DMD; its rapid progression compromises the respiratory and cardiac functions [2].
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Clinical Study Source Type: research