Kyphectomy in myelodysplasia.
The techniques used and results obtained in the surgical treatment of the kyphotic deformities of fourteen patients with paraplegia and myelomeningocele are presented. The best results were obtained by vertebral resection at the apex of the deformity, wiring together the facing vertebrae to promote interbody fusion, and correction and maintenance of the realignment with a Harrington distraction rod.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000002:abnormalities*