Natural history of thoracic insufficiency syndrome: A spondylothoracic dysplasia perspective

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89 A, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2663-2675

  Ramírez, Norman ^a   Cornier, Alberto S ^b   Campbell, Robert M ^c   Carlo, Simón ^b   Arroyo, Sandra ^d   Romeu, Jesse ^e  

^a Hospital de la Concepción   (Puerto Rico)

^b San Juan Bautista School of Medicine   (Puerto Rico)

^c Emergency Department   (United States)

^d Biolmagenes Medicas   (Puerto Rico)

^e CPR Professional Building   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFANT; JARCHO LEVIN SYNDROME; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG VOLUME; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN DEATH; NORMAL VALUE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

EID: 36849087287     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.01085     Document Type: Article

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