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Spinal surgery for a late-onset axial myopathy

Axial myopathies with paraspinal predominance usually present with dropped head, abnormal posture or rigidity of the spine. Management of axial myopathy can be difficult and there is little data in the literature about surgical treatment. We discuss a case of axial myopathy with late-onset scoliosis...

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Autores principales: Karunaratne, Kushan, Wade, Charles, Lehovsky, Jan, Viegas, Stuart
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7938980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33674300
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-240738
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Sumario:Axial myopathies with paraspinal predominance usually present with dropped head, abnormal posture or rigidity of the spine. Management of axial myopathy can be difficult and there is little data in the literature about surgical treatment. We discuss a case of axial myopathy with late-onset scoliosis and dropped head, focusing on the surgical management of the case.