Spine
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A study on the quality of life of 82 patients with idiopathic scoliosis treated with Harrington instrumentation. ⋯ In comparison with the age-matched population, the long-term effect of surgery does not affect the physical quality of life. The psychologic health status is, however, significantly impaired. Neither the type of curve, the size of scoliosis, nor the rib cage deformity influences the data.
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Retrospective review of 61 consecutive patients. ⋯ These results suggest that intraoperative electromyographic monitoring provides a real-time measure of impending spinal nerve root injury during instrumented posterior lumbar fusion, allowing for timely intervention and minimization of negative postoperative sequela.