How to prevent small stature in Rett syndrome-associated collapsing spine syndrome

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-446

  Thorey, Fritz ^a   Jäger, Marcus ^b   Seller, Konrad ^c   Wild, Alexander ^d   Adam, Rüdiger A ^b   Krauspe, Rüdiger ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d Hessing Stiftung ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Kyphosis; Rett syndrome; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SCOLIOSIS; SHORT STATURE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RETT SYNDROME; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 34250334247     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807301927     Document Type: Article

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