Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4094988 | Seminars in Spine Surgery | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
This article discusses the preoperative evaluation and operative techniques in the treatment of congenital deformities of the cervicothoracic and cervical regions. We also review operative techniques in the treatment of congenital deformities in the cervicothoracic and cervical regions. The goal of early surgery in children with congenital cervicothoracic and cervical spinal deformities to prevent the development of severe local deformities, secondary structural curves, and to allow for normal growth in the unaffected spinal regions. This surgery requires consideration of the anomalies of osseous anatomy, brachial plexus, and vascular anatomy.
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Authors
Lynn Letko, Rubens Jensen, Jürgen Harms,