Environmental buttocks burns in children and adolescents with spina bifida in the Southwestern United States.

Purpose: Spina Bifida (SB) is a congenital defect of the neural tube resulting in motor and sensory defects and frequently includes insensate skin on the buttocks and feet which are innervated by sacral nerves. For those living in hot climates such as the Southwestern United States, environmental surfaces reach temperatures throughout June-September that cause thermal burns. The objective of this novel case series was to evaluate the circumstances associated with environmental buttocks burns in children with SB who attend the District Medical Group Children's Rehabilitative Services Myelomeningocele (MM) Planning clinic in Phoenix, AZ.