Releasing the tether: Weight normalization following corrective spinal fusion in cerebral palsy

Purpose: Feeding difficulties are common among patients with cerebral palsy (CP) and neuromuscular (NM) scoliosis. We theorize that posterior spinal fusion (PSF) reduces intra-abdominal pressure, resulting in improved feeding and subsequent weight gain. We hypothesized that, among nonambulatory pati...

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Main Authors: Christopher J DeFrancesco, Daniel J Miller, Patrick J Cahill, David A Spiegel, John M Flynn, Keith D Baldwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499018782556