Spinal fusion in Duchenne musculardystrophy/Walter B.Greene

English Keywords:Duchenne muscular dystrophy\ Scoliosis\ Spinal fusion\ Fixationin patients with DMD should be performed before the curvature is >30 degrees

English Abstract:

  Objective: To evaluate the result of spinal fusion in the patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy(DMD). Method: Charts and radiographs were retrospectively reviewed on 12 patients with DMD who underwent spinal stabilization between 1982 and