[Surgical strategies in the treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis].

As part of the underlying condition, neuromuscular scoliosis occurs in early childhood. Compared to idiopathic scoliosis, neuromuscular scoliosis shows a more rapid progress of deformity, which continues even after the end of growth. This progress and the associated complications can only be prevented by surgical treatment. Depending on the patient's age and the extent of the deformity, different strategies have been established: in early childhood, so-called "growing implants" are used, while between the ages of 10 to 12, definitive treatment by reposition and fusion of the deformity is the treatment of choice. In this review, we present different surgical strategies as well as indications for surgery and discuss challenges in the treatment of these complex deformities.