Surgical treatment of spinal deformities in Marfan syndrome: Long-term follow-up results using different instrumentations

Surgical treatment of spinal deformities in Marfan syndrome: Long-term follow-up results using different instrumentations

Background: Scoliosis is the most frequent spinal deformity related to Marfan syndrome (MFS). Treatment with a brace is often ineffective, and surgical treatment is very challenging; many instrumentations were used along the years. Our retrospective study has the purpose of identifying the reliabili...

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Main Authors: Matteo Palmisani, Eugenio Dema, Alessandro Rava, Rosa Palmisani, Massimo Girardo, Stefano Cervellati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Subjects:
hooks
marfan
scoliosis
screws
sublaminar wires
surgical treatment
Online Access:http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2019;volume=10;issue=3;spage=172;epage=178;aulast=Palmisani

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