Biomaterial Database

The treatment of severe scoliosis in osteogenesis imperfecta. Case report. 1983

S Gitelis, and J Whiffen, and R L DeWald

Surgical stabilization of the scoliotic spine in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is technically difficult owing to the mechanical weakness of the bone. Brittle bone makes instrumentation of the spine a procedure all too often associated with complications. Combining the instrumentation of the OI spine, both anteriorly and posteriorly, with the use of methylmethacrylate to augment the fixation may prove valuable as a surgical technique. This usage of methylmethacrylate in correcting severe scoliosis in OI has not been previously reported.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008768	Methylmethacrylates	The methyl esters of methacrylic acid that polymerize easily and are used as tissue cements, dental materials, and absorbent for biological substances.
D010013	Osteogenesis Imperfecta	COLLAGEN DISEASES characterized by brittle, osteoporotic, and easily fractured bones. It may also present with blue sclerae, loose joints, and imperfect dentin formation. Most types are autosomal dominant and are associated with mutations in COLLAGEN TYPE I.	Fragilitas Ossium,Lobstein Disease,Brittle Bone Disease,Lobstein's Disease,Osteogenesis Imperfecta Tarda,Osteogenesis Imperfecta with Blue Sclerae,Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Type 1,Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Type I,Disease, Lobstein,Disease, Lobstein's,Lobsteins Disease,Ossiums, Fragilitas,Osteogenesis Imperfecta Tardas
D001915	Braces	Orthopedic appliances used to support, align, or hold parts of the body in correct position. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Brace
D002370	Casts, Surgical	Dressings made of fiberglass, plastic, or bandage impregnated with plaster of paris used for immobilization of various parts of the body in cases of fractures, dislocations, and infected wounds. In comparison with plaster casts, casts made of fiberglass or plastic are lightweight, radiolucent, able to withstand moisture, and less rigid.	Fiberglass Casts,Plaster Casts,Plastic Casts,Cast, Surgical,Surgical Cast,Surgical Casts,Cast, Fiberglass,Cast, Plaster,Cast, Plastic,Casts, Fiberglass,Casts, Plaster,Casts, Plastic,Fiberglass Cast,Plaster Cast,Plastic Cast
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D012600	Scoliosis	An appreciable lateral deviation in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Scolioses
D013123	Spinal Fusion	Operative immobilization or ankylosis of two or more vertebrae by fusion of the vertebral bodies with a short bone graft or often with diskectomy or laminectomy. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed, p236; Dorland, 28th ed)	Spondylodesis,Spondylosyndesis,Fusion, Spinal,Fusions, Spinal,Spinal Fusions,Spondylodeses,Spondylosyndeses
D014143	Traction	The pull on a limb or a part thereof. Skin traction (indirect traction) is applied by using a bandage to pull on the skin and fascia where light traction is required. Skeletal traction (direct traction), however, uses pins or wires inserted through bone and is attached to weights, pulleys, and ropes. (From Blauvelt & Nelson, A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology, 5th ed)	Tractions