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View Article and Find Full Text PDFManaging Duchenne muscular dystrophy--the additive effect of spinal surgery and home nocturnal ventilation in improving survival.
Neuromuscul Disord
June 2007
University of Newcastle and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust, New Castle Muscle Centre, Institute of Genetics, Center for Life, Central Parkway, Newcastle, NE13BZ, UK.
Objectives: To determine the long term survival in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) following spinal surgery and nocturnal ventilation.
Study Design: A retrospective review of 100 consecutive patients born between 1970 and 1990 was conducted.
Results: Forty-seven patients had surgical spinal fusion, 27 were subsequently ventilated.
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