%0 Journal Article
%A Reetz, Kathrin
%A Lischewski, Stella A.
%A Schulz, Jörg B.
%A Praster, Maximilian
%A Pishnamaz, Miguel
%A Dogan, Imis
%A Romanzetti, Sandro
%A Dadsena, Ravi
%A Konrad, Kerstin
%A Clavel, Thomas
%A Jankowski, Vera
%A Jankowski, Joachim
%A Pabst, Oliver
%A Marx, Nikolaus
%A Moellmann, Julia
%A Jacobsen, Malte
%A Marx-Schütt, Katharina
%A Dukart, Juergen
%A Eickhoff, Simon
%A Hilgers, Ralf-Dieter
%T Scoliosis Surgery in a Patient With Advanced Friedreich's Ataxia—It Is Not Too Late
%J Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
%V 13
%N 1
%@ 2328-9503
%C Chichester [u.a.]
%I Wiley
%M FZJ-2026-00913
%P 200 - 203
%D 2026
%X Friedreich's ataxia is a multisystem disorder with scoliosis being the most common non-neurological manifestation. While scoliosis surgery is typically performed in adolescent, ambulatory patients, few data exist on surgical outcomes in patients with advanced disease. We present a 38-year-old woman with late-stage Friedreich's ataxia and pronounced thoracolumbar scoliosis (Cobb angle 48°) causing severe pain and limited sitting tolerance. After posterior corrective spondylodesis (T4-ilium), she reported marked improvements in pain, sitting tolerance, function, and quality of life in the SF-36 questionnaire. This case highlights the potential for substantial clinical and functional benefits from scoliosis surgery in patients with advanced Friedreich's ataxia.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ 41044041
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:001586225500001
%R 10.1002/acn3.70219
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1052298