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Intraoperative monitoring during spinal surgery for neuromuscular scoliosis

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boxed-textAccadbled F et al. (2006) Spinal cord monitoring in scoliosis surgery using an epidural electrode: results of a prospective, consecutive series of 191 cases. Spine 31: 2614–2623

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  1. MG Fehlings heads the Spinal Program at Toronto Western Hospital and is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto, and MO Kelleher is a Neurosurgeon and Clinical Spine Fellow at Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.,

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Fehlings, M., Kelleher, M. Intraoperative monitoring during spinal surgery for neuromuscular scoliosis. Nat Rev Neurol 3, 318–319 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0502

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