This case report aimed to describe an unusual complication of erosion of a growing rod through the lamina that caused spinal cord compression in an 8-year-old girl with early-onset scoliosis.
This is a case report.
A retrospective chart review was used to describe the clinical course and radiographic findings of this case after rod erosion into the spinal canal.
The patient underwent successful revision surgery removing the rod without neurologic complications.
Patients with syndromic early-onset scoliosis are more prone to progressive curves and severe rotational deformity. We believe that the severe kyphotic deformity in addition to the dysplastic nature of the deformity in this population may predispose them to this unusual complication.