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KMID : 0860920050070010054
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Journal of the Korean Association EMG-Electrodiagnostic Medicine
2005 Volume.7 No. 1 p.54 ~ p.58
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Surgical Correction of Scoliosis in a Patient with Central Core Disease
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Hong Ji-Man
Kim Hak-Sun
Kang Seong-Woong
Kim Tai-Seung
Choi Young-Chul
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Abstract
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Central core disease is congenital myopathy, pathologically distinguished by the presence of well-demarcated round lesion or cores within muscle fibers. A 8-year-old female patient, who had severe thoracolumbar scoliosis, has done an open muscle biopsy and surgical correction of scoliosis. The muscle pathology showed central core with type 1 fiber predominance. After the surgical correction, her ability of sitting feature was improved. Surgical interventions may be considered in congenital myopathies with severe scoliosis for improving quality of life.
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KEYWORD
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Cental core disease, Scoliosis, Surgical correction
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