Open AccessEffect of pelvic fixation on ambulation in children with neuromuscular scoliosis
Author(s) -
Luke Drake,
Hamdi G. Sukkarieh,
Tyler McDonald,
Eldrin Bhanat,
Elisa Quince,
Myles Atkins,
Patrick M. Wright,
Jaysson T. Brooks
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v13.i8.753
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , pelvis , scoliosis , surgery , complication , fixation (population genetics) , deformity , population , environmental health
The effect of posterior spinal fusion (PSF) incorporating the pelvis on an ambulatory patient's ability to mobilize after the fusion is not well understood.