Complications, Results, and Risk Factors of Spinal Fusion in Patients With Myelomeningocele.

Study Design: Retrospective prognostic study.

Objective: The purpose of this study assess was to assess the results of spinal fusion and identify factors associated with the development of post-spinal fusion infections in patients with myelomeningocele.

Background: Surgical correction of neuromuscular scoliosis secondary to myelomeningocele is known to be associated with a high complication rate.