Mortality and life-threatening events after vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib surgery in children with hypoplastic chest wall deformity

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 850-853

  Betz, Randal R ^a   Mulcahey, Mary Jane ^a   Ramirez, Norman ^b   Flynn, John M ^b   Smith, John T ^c   St Hilaire, Tricia ^a   Campbell, Robert M ^d  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^c PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Early onset scoliosis; Jarcho Levin; Jeune; Pulmonary; Scoliosis; Spine deformity; Syndrome; Thoracic insufficiency; VEPTR

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JARCHO LEVIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORAX DEFORMITY; THORAX WALL RECONSTRUCTION; VERTICAL EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC TITANIUM RIB; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB; SPINE; SYNDROME; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX WALL; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINE; SYNDROME; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; THORACIC WALL; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 60549114713     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31818e19a4     Document Type: Article

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