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2005 Natural History and Results of Surgical Treatment of Patients with Fused Ribs and Congenital Scoliosis AAOS

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Description: Abstract Paper No: 264 Thursday, February 24, 2005 04:30 PM - 04:36 PM Emilie V Cheung-Moore, MD Wynnewood PA (n) James T Guille, MD Wilmington DE (n) Randal R Betz, MD Ocean City NJ (n) Mary Jane Mulcahey-Hershey, OT Philadelphia PA (n) Linda P D'Andrea, MD Blue Bell PA (n) Janet Cerrone, PA-C Philadelphia PA (n) Robert Murray Campbell Jr, MD San Antonio TX (n) Charles Eugene Johnston II, MD Dallas TX (n) John Peter Lubicky, MD Chicago IL (n) Conclusion: In children with both fused ribs and congenital scoliosis, Cobb angle and shortened thoracic height progresses in severity with growth. Our results suggest that corrective osteotomy gives the best chance of improving the Cobb angle but results in the greatest reduction in thoracic spinal height.

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Author/Contact: Cheung-Moore et al
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