The effect of mid-thoracic VEPTR opening wedge thoracostomy on cervical tilt associated with congenital thoracic scoliosis in patients with thoracic insufficiency syndrome

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2171-2177

  Campbell Jr , Robert M ^a,b,d   Adcox, Brent M ^a,b   Smith, Melvin D ^a,b   Simmons III, James W ^a,b   Cofer, Barry R ^c   Inscore, Stephen C ^b   Grohman, C ^a,b  

^a Santa Rosa Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c San Antonio Podiatry Associates   (United States)

^d Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical tilt; Congenital scoliosis; Head decompensation; Lung growth; Rib fusion; Spine growth; T1 oblique take off (TOTO); Thoracic insufficiency syndrome; Titanium rib; Trunk decompensation; VEPTR

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PAIN; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RIB MALFORMATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC INSUFFICIENCY SYNDROME; THORACIC SPINE; THORAX DRAINAGE; VENTILATOR; WEAKNESS; WOUND INFECTION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RIBS; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THORACOSTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548661700     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31814b2d6c     Document Type: Article

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