Perioperative Evaluation of Respiratory Muscle Strength after Scoliosis Correction in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Perioperative Evaluation of Respiratory Muscle Strength after Scoliosis Correction in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.PurposeTo investigate the effect of spinal correction on respiratory muscle strength in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).Overview of LiteratureSeveral studies have reported that scoliosis correction in patients with DMD does not improve pulmonary...

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Main Authors: Wataru Saito, Kosuke Mizuno, Gen Inoue, Takayuki Imura, Toshiyuki Nakazawa, Masayuki Miyagi, Eiki Shirasawa, Kentaro Uchida, Masashi Takaso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2017-10-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
Subjects:
Respiratory muscle
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Pulmonary function
Scoliosis correction
Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-11-787.pdf

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