Evaluation of lung volumes, vital capacity and respiratory muscle strength after cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal surgery

Evaluation of lung volumes, vital capacity and respiratory muscle strength after cervical, thoracic and lumbar spinal surgery

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Studies have shown that physiopathological changes to the respiratory system can occur following thoracic and abdominal surgery. Laminectomy is considered to be a peripheral surgical procedure, but it is possible that thoracic spinal surgery exerts a greater influence on lung...

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Main Authors: Marcio Aparecido Oliveira, Milena Carlos Vidotto, Oliver Augusto Nascimento, Renato Almeida, Ilka Lopes Santoro, Evandro Fornias Sperandio, José Roberto Jardim, Mariana Rodrigues Gazzotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Respiratory function tests
Spine
Muscle strength
Postoperative period
Laminectomy
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