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Paper #8: Weight Gain After VEPTR Surgery may be From Nutritional Optimization Rather Than Improvement in Pulmonary Function

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Previous authors have concluded that an increase in weight percentile (WP) in children with thoracic insufficiency syndrome (TIS) after Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR) surgery represents improvement in nutritional status, possibly secondary to improved pulmonary function. In our study, we did not find a change in WP after VEPTR insertion. We did not find any correlation between WP and nutrition labs or pulmonary function. Weight gain after VEPTR surgery may instead be secondary to nutritional optimization in high-risk patients.

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  1. Ying Li
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  2. Maksim Shlykov
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  3. Christopher Robbins
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Author disclosures: Ying Li: None. Maksim Shlykov: None. Christopher Robbins: None. Michelle Caird: Editorial Board of Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. Frances Farley: Editorial Board of Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. Michelle Burke: None.

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Li, Y., Shlykov, M., Robbins, C. et al. Paper #8: Weight Gain After VEPTR Surgery may be From Nutritional Optimization Rather Than Improvement in Pulmonary Function. Spine Deform 4, 449–450 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspd.2016.09.013

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