Scoliosis in a patient with lipodystrophy--treatment difficulties and literature review

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-1999

Abstract

A 12 year-old Chinese schoolgirl presented with left-sided scoliosis at the age of 9 years. She has a rare defect in lipid metabolism, which is not known to be associated with spinal deformity. Her scoliotic curve deteriorated despite bracing. We report a rare occurrence of scoliosis in patient with lipodystrophy and the difficulty of using instrumented fusion in treating this condition.

Keywords

Humans, Lipodystrophy/complications

Publication Title

Medical Journal of Malaysia

ISSN

0300-5283

Divisions

fac_med

Volume

54

Issue

3

Publisher

Malaysian Medical Association

Additional Information

Department of Orthopaedics, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur

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