Paper #1: Continued deterioration in pulmonary function at minimum 18-year follow-up from early thoracic fusion in non-neuromuscular scoliosis.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jspd.2017.09.004.
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Abstract
Patients who underwent thoracic spinal fusion at a young age returned at minimum 18-year follow-up for pulmonary function and functional activity testing. There was a statistically significant decline in their pulmonary function test results when compared to previous values from 11-year follow-up, and their functional activity was limited.
Anatomy
- thoracic spine