Cervical hemivertebrae: A literature review on the evolution of surgical management and its results

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Congenital cervical spinal deformities due to hemivertebrae are rare and serious entities that are difficult to solve because of anatomical obstacles in the cervical region and the lack of treatment experience of such patients.

AIM: To analyze current literature dedicated to the surgical treatment of patients with congenital scoliotic deformities.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We searched for studies evaluating the results and surgical management of patients with cervical hemivertebrae. The literature search was performed using keywords and similar articles in PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. The depth of the search was 50 years.

RESULTS: No studies have explored the issue of the surgical management of patients with congenital cervical scoliotic deformities because of the rarity and complexity of treatment. Still, data are sufficient to develop an efficient and safe algorithm.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite the complexity and lack of treatment experience in such patients, modern technologies for perioperative planning and surgical management allow for remarkable improvement of patients’ quality of life without serious complications.

Keywords

hemivertebrae / cervical scoliosis / osseous torticollis / children

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