Acute pericardial tamponade complicating spinal surgery in a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
A hitherto unrecognised problem of pericardial tamponade complicating spinal surgery in a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is reported in this paper.
Watkin
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, Oxford, UK.
Ostman-Smith
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Padgett
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Fairbank
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000150:complications*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery