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Open AccessProfound hypoxemia and hypotension during posterior spinal fusion in a spinal muscular atrophy child with severe scoliosis: a case report
Anesthesia for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients undergoing spinal deformity surgery is challenging. We report an unusual case of an SMA girl who developed severe intraoperative hypoxemia and hypotension ...
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Open AccessMorphological analysis of isolated hemivertebra: radiographic manifestations related to the severity of congenital scoliosis
The natural history of congenital scoliosis (CS) caused by hemivertebra varies greatly. This study aimed to explore the association between the morphology of hemivertebra and the severity of CS, since the diag...
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Open AccessUnilateral interlaminar fenestration on the convex side provides a reliable access for intrathecal administration of nusinersen in spinal muscular atrophy: a retrospective study
As the first gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), nusinersen is supposed to be administrated via intrathecal injection regularly for a lifetime. However, for SMA patients with severe spinal deformit...
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Ten-year trends in surgical management of 1207 congenital scoliosis
To report and analyze development trends in the surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis (CS) in a large CS cohort over a 10-year period.
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Correction to: DNA methylation downregulated mir-10b acts as a tumor suppressor in gastric cancer
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Surgical treatment of spinal deformities in spinal muscular atrophy: a single-center experience from China
To report the clinical characteristics and surgical outcomes of scoliosis in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) from Mainland China.
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Open AccessEffects of physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise in patients with mild juvenile scoliosis
A combined retrospective and prospective analysis on the therapeutic effect of physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise (PSSE) in mild juvenile idiopathic scoliosis (JIS) patients.
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Open AccessApical region correction and global balance: a 3-rods surgical strategy for the treatment of severe and rigid scoliosis
The treatment of severe and rigid scoliosis is challenging. We developed a surgical strategy for severe and rigid scoliosis since 2014. This study aimed to retrospectively analyze the safety and efficacy of ap...
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Open AccessRisk factors of postoperative pulmonary complications after primary posterior fusion and hemivertebra resection in congenital scoliosis patients younger than 10 years old: a retrospective study
Postoperative pulmonary complications are common and associated with morbidity and mortality. Congenital scoliosis is a failure of vertebral formation and/or segmentation arising from abnormal vertebral develo...
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Cross-sectional analysis of associated anomalies and vertebral anomaly location in 1289 surgical congenital scoliosis
This study systematically analyzed and assessed the interrelationships among vertebral anomaly location, congenital scoliosis (CS) type and associated abnormality prevalence.
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Open AccessOlder fusion-surgery age in congenital scoliosis patients is a risk factor for extended length of stay, more estimated blood loss, longer fused segments and higher medical costs: a retrospective study
Contradictory opinions about whether early correction and fusion surgeries should be performed for congenital scoliosis (CS) patients at a young age exist. The objectives of this study were to analyze the asso...
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Open AccessCombined topical and intravenous administration of tranexamic acid further reduces postoperative blood loss in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery: a randomized controlled trial
To indicate whether combined topical and intravenous (IV) administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) could further reduce the blood loss after surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) compared with IV-TX...
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Cross-sectional analysis and trend of vertebral and associated anomalies in Chinese congenital scoliosis population: a retrospective study of one thousand, two hundred and eighty nine surgical cases from 2010 to 2019
The objective of this article is to report associated anomaly incidences of a large CS cohort and analyze interrelationships among vertebral anomaly types and associated abnormalities.
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Open AccessFactors and predictive model associated with perioperative complications after long fusion in the treatment of adult non-degenerative scoliosis
Adult non-degenerative scoliosis accounts for 90% of spinal deformities in young adults. However, perioperative complications and related risk factors of long posterior instrumentation and fusion for the treat...
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Open AccessGrowing-rod implantation improves nutrition status of early-onset scoliosis patients: a case series study of minimum 3-year follow-up
Early onset scoliosis (EOS) may cause malnutrition in affected patients. Growing-rod treatment has been an effective protocol for treating EOS. The objective of this study is to demonstrate whether growing-rod...
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Posterior fossa decompression with or without duraplasty for patients with chiari type I malformation and basilar impression: a meta-analysis
To compare clinical effect and safety between posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty (PFDD) and posterior fossa decompression without duraplasty (PFD) in treatment of Chiari type I malformation and basi...
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Open AccessComparison between surgical fusion and the growing-rod technique for early-onset neurofibromatosis type-1 dystrophic scoliosis
Spinal deformities constitute one of the most common types of manifestations of neurofibromatosis type-1 (NF-1), which can lead to either dystrophic or non-dystrophic early-onset scoliosis (EOS). Surgical trea...
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Open AccessPosterior only instrumented fusion provides incomplete curve control for early-onset scoliosis in type 1 neurofibromatosis
The mid-long term outcomes of posterior spinal fusion in pediatric neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) patients are rarely reported, so does the effectiveness of itsorthopeidc maintenance function. This study aims...
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The Effect of Traditional Single Growing Rod Technique on Growth of Unsegmented Levels in Mixed Type Congenital Scoliosis
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Open AccessPredictors for blood loss in pediatric patients younger than 10 years old undergoing primary posterior hemivertebra resection: a retrospective study
Blood loss during hemivertebra resection may be substantial. Few studies have examined the risk factors of blood loss undergoing hemivertebra resection, especially those in patients under 10 years old.