title: Shortening of growing-rod spinal instrumentation reverses cardiac failure in child with Marfan syndrome and scoliosis. A case report.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard M/S #69, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. dskaggs@chla.usc.edu
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Skaggs
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bushman
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grunander
authors.forename: Pierre C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Wudbhav N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.forename: Vernon T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Tolo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation