Spinal deformity in patients with DiGeorge syndrome

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 208-214

  Tsirikos, Athanasios I ^a   Khan, Lukman Ahmed Kashif ^a   McMaster, Michael J ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DiGeorge syndrome; Microdeletion 22q11.2; Scoliosis; Spinal deformity; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE GRAFT; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIGEORGE SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952208002     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31819f9baa     Document Type: Article

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