Treatment of fixed thoracolumbar kyphosis in immature achondroplastic patient: posterior column resection combined with segmental pedicle screw fixation and posterolateral fusion |
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| Authors: | Ahmet Y?lmaz ?arlak Levent Bulu? Yonca An?k Kaya Memi?o?lu Bar?? Kurtg?z |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, 41900 Derince, Kocaeli, Turkey;(2) Department of Radiology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Derince, Kocaeli, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | A 13-year-old male achondroplastic dwarf with fixed thoracolumbar kyphosis was treated by segmental pedicle screw fixation, posterolateral fusion combined with one stage two level posterior column resection. Preoperative and postoperative kyphosis angles were 97 and 32°, respectively. Combination of segmental pedicle instrumentation with posterior column resection is a treatment option even in immature achondroplastic patients.A reviewer s comment on this paper is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-003-0596-x |
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| Keywords: | Immature achondroplasia Kyphosis Pedicle screw Posterior column resection |
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