Scoliosis & Prader Willi

20th July 2007

Abstract

Background Context

Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare disease associated with a variety of musculoskeletal abnormalities, including scoliosis, joint hyperlaxity, and delayed bone age. To the authors' knowledge, only a few cases of surgical treatment for scoliosis associated with Prader-Willi syndrome have been reported.

Purpose

To report a rare case of scoliosis associated with Prader-Willi syndrome and the effect of surgical treatment and to review the literature on this condition.

Study Design/Setting

Case report of a patient treated in Gifu, Japan.

Methods

The patient, a 16-year-old girl with Prader-Willi syndrome, had severe scoliosis with triple curves (T1 to T5, 43° T5 to T11, 60°; T11 to L3, 52°), making it difficult for her to maintain balance while standing or walking. She underwent surgical correction and fusion for the scoliosis via the posterior approach. She was followed up for 2 years, and her clinical symptoms and plain X-ray films were evaluated.

Results