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Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spinal Surgery
Published on: August 17, 2022
[Duplication of the lumbar spine--case report]
1Oddziału Ortopedii Kliniki Chirurgii Dzieciecej Polsko-Amerykańskiego Instytutu Pediatrii Wydziału Lekarskiego UJ w Krakowie.
Abstract:
A case of a child with duplicated lumbar spine and concomitant multiple defects within alimentary tract, urogenital system, deformities and pareses of lower extremities is presented. After many operations, at the age of 5 he could walk unaided for 300 meters.
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