The lifetime risk of pneumonia in patients with neuromuscular scoliosis at a mean age of 21 years: the role of spinal deformity surgery

BACKGROUND: Patients with neuromuscular disorders often have an increased risk of pneumonia and decreased lung function, which may further be compromised by scoliosis. Scoliosis surgery may improve pulmonary function in otherwise healthy patients, but no study has evaluated its effect on the risk of...

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Autores principales: Keskinen, Heli, Lukkarinen, Heikki, Korhonen, Katariina, Jalanko, Tuomas, Koivusalo, Antti, Helenius, Ilkka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2015
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Original Clinical Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4619373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26350797
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11832-015-0682-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4619373/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26350797
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11832-015-0682-8

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