Thoracic pedicle subtraction osteotomy in a pediatric patient: a case report
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Thoracic pedicle subtraction osteotomy in a pediatric patient: a case report
STUDY DESIGN Case report. OBJECTIVE To describe a case of thoracic pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) for congenital kyphosis in a child. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Although congenital kyphosis is rare, it is a challenging cause of pediatric myelopathy and frank paralysis. Even less common is the use of PSO for the surgical management of focal congenital kyphosis. We present the case of a c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Spine-Care Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1663-7976,1869-4136
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1298618