Kyphotic deformity after laminectomy surgery for a gunshot wound to the spine: a case report
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Kyphotic deformity after laminectomy surgery for a gunshot wound to the spine: a case report.
Spinal kyphotic deformity after spinal laminectomy or laminoplasty is more common in pediatric patients than adults. Laminectomy can lead to decreased cartilage growth, anterior wedging and posterior spinal muscle insufficiency which can result in kyphotic deformity. Herein we outline a case report of a child presenting with kyphotic deformity after receiving a spinal laminectomy to treat a pen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Spine Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2414-469X,2414-4630
DOI: 10.21037/jss.2016.01.02