Outcomes of Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Ribs in Children With Early-Onset Scoliosis Secondary to Cerebral Palsy

Purpose Patients who have neuromuscular scoliosis, such as cerebral palsy (CP), often develop spinal deformities that negatively impact quality of life. The vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) was designed for thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS), but it has also been utilized in pa...

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Autores principales: Elmallah, Randa, Fortin, Travis, Thimothee, Josny, Sukkarieh, Hamdi, Wright, Patrick B, Shrader, M. Wade, Brooks, Jaysson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Pediatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8019268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33833914
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13690

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8019268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33833914
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13690

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