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Is a persistent central canal a risk factor for neurological injury in patients undergoing surgical correction of scoliosis?

BACKGROUND: Scoliosis patients with associated syringomyelia are at an increased risk of neurological injury during surgical deformity correction. The syrinx is therefore often addressed surgically prior to scoliosis correction to minimize this risk. It remains unclear if the presence of a persisten...

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Autores principales: Kyriacou, Steven, Man, Yuen, Plumb, Karen, Shaw, Matthew, Rezajooi, Kia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5598069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28920082
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13013-017-0133-z