Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery
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Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Aug 2012
Case ReportsBeneficial effects following microsurgical decompression in an adult with congenital thoraco-lumbar kyphoscoliosis with spina bifida aperta and myelomeningocele: an interesting case report.
Case report. ⋯ Surgery for spinal canal stenosis in patients with severe thoraco-lumbar scoliosis can be effective in relieving radicular pain, weakness and numbness, and while not curative can greatly improve the quality of life.