Perioperative complications after surgical correction in neuromuscular scoliosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 392-397

  Mohamad, Fazir ^a   Parent, Stefan ^b   Pawelek, Jeff ^c   Marks, Michelle ^c   Bastrom, Tracey ^c   Faro, Frances ^d   Newton, Peter ^c,e,f  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e University of California ^*  (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Neuromuscular; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SCOLIOSIS; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL WOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SACRUM; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34249884211     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpb.0000271321.10869.98     Document Type: Article

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