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Improvement of atelectasis after corrective fusion for lordoscoliosis with intrathoracic vertebral protrusion in arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: efficacy of positive-pressure ventilation test

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The authors thank Ms. Keiko Ogura for her assistance throughout this study.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan

    Shiro Imagama, Ryoji Tauchi & Naoki Ishiguro

  2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Spine Center, Meijo Hospital, 1-3-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 460-0001, Japan

    Noriaki Kawakami, Taichi Tsuji, Tetsuya Ohara & Ayato Nohara

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kariya Toyota General Hospital, 5-15 Sumiyoshi-cho, Kariya, Aichi, 448-8505, Japan

    Yuji Matsubara

  4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Konan Kosei Hospital, 46 Nobaku, Nobaku-cho, Konan, Aichi, 483-8202, Japan

    Tokumi Kanemura

  5. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, 2-9 Myoken-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8650, Japan

    Yoshito Katayama

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Imagama, S., Kawakami, N., Tsuji, T. et al. Improvement of atelectasis after corrective fusion for lordoscoliosis with intrathoracic vertebral protrusion in arthrogryposis multiplex congenita: efficacy of positive-pressure ventilation test. J Orthop Sci 18, 856–860 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-012-0216-x

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