A 16-Year-Old Male with Thoracic Compression following Posterior Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion for Marfan-Associated Syndromic Scoliosis
Introduction. Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by a mutation in the FBN1 gene which affects connective tissue. The features of Marfan syndrome include many musculoskeletal abnormalities which require orthopaedic surgical intervention. Given the expansive phenotypic variations...
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Main Authors: | Mason Uvodich, Ross Barman, Adam Reitz, Matthew Sexton |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Orthopedics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6617028 |
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