2000
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101004
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Total en-bloc spondylectomy for correcting congenital kyphosis

Abstract: Study design: A case report of congenital kyphosis corrected using a total en-bloc spondylectomy. Objectives: To report a new surgical technique for the treatment of congenital kyphosis with myelopathy. Setting: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan. Methods: A 16-year-old boy who showed a 618 angular kyphosis and a 328 scoliosis from T6 to T9 due to the failure of the vertebral bodies formation in T7 and T8 was treated with a total en-bloc spondylectomy. Results: … Show more

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