Long-term experience with simultaneous prone video-assisted thoracoscopic anterior spinal release and posterior spinal fusion in severe rigid pediatric spinal deformities.

Chirag A BerryViral V JainKedar P PadhyeAlvin H Crawford

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)

Our simultaneous prone VATSR and PSF technique showed significantly lower operative time, blood loss, and hospital stay compared with the traditional sequential VATSR and PSF method, suggesting its value in treating rigid deformities.

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spinal cord
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early onset
emergency department
adverse drug
minimally invasive
robot assisted
drug induced
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