Kyphectomy and Sliding Growing Rod Technique in patients with congenital lumbar kyphosis deformity with myelomeningocele
Muhammed Enes Karatas,
Yusuf Bayram,
Halid Şafak
et al.
Abstract:Objective
Neural tube defects are the most common congenital disorders after cardiac anomalies. Lumbar kyphosis deformity is observed in 8–15% of these patients. This deformity severely limits the daily lives of these patients. In our study, we aimed to correct the kyphosis angle of the patients with lumbar kyphosis associated with myelomeningocele (MMC) and allow them to continue their growth without limiting their lung capacity by applying kyphectomy and sliding growing rod technique.
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