title: Spinal fusion for scoliosis in patients with globally involved cerebral palsy: an ethical assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, MU-325W, 500 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0728. E-mail address for M. Diab: Mohammad.Diab@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Amanda T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Whitaker
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, Yale Physicians Building, 800 Howard Avenue, New Haven, CT 06510.
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharkey
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, MU-325W, 500 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0728. E-mail address for M. Diab: Mohammad.Diab@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diab
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D057240:Patient Preference; D010819:Physician's Role; D011788:Quality of Life; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion