Pediatrics | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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The Eartho Bullets Podcast - Duchen Muscular Distrophy
Small curves in duchen muscular distrophy inevitably progress. Scoliosis surgery should be performed before pulmonary function deteriorate significantly. Patients whose forced vital capacity is less than 35 % abnormal, which typically occurs at 15 years of age are at high risk of pulmonary complications.
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