Treatment of Chiari Malformation and Concomitant Paediatric Scoliosis Long-Term Follow-Up in One Major Referral Centre in the UK.

Objective: Paediatric scoliosis (PS) and Chiari malformation type 1 (CM-1) have been reported to be associated with each other. Scoliosis curvature is a common finding among patients operated for CM-1, and curve development has been related to it. We report a cohort of PS and CM-1 patients managed with posterior fossa and upper cervical decompression (PFUCD) by a single surgeon, with an average of two years of follow-up.

Mode of delivery in a subsequent pregnancy following previous instrumental delivery.

Objective: To assess mode of subsequent delivery in women with previous instrumental vaginal delivery.

Study Design: In this retrospective longitudinal study we followed women who underwent instrumental delivery. The study group included all consecutive parturient women who underwent an instrumental vaginal delivery during a 24-month period (1996-1999).