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Scoliosis repair in a teenager with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy: who calls the shots
Paediatric Anaesthesia, 09/17/09

Miles F et al. – The case concerns a 15–year–old boy with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy requested palliative surgical correction of a 60 degree thoraco–lumbar scoliosis. The case raises issues of the rights of patients to insist on nonfutile but high risk surgery, risk perception, resource allocation, autonomy, and the integrity of clinicians.

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JAMA, 10/15/09 Relevance Score: 46%

Endovascular aneurysm repair is associated with less malnutrition than open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
The American Journal of Surgery, 11/06/09 Relevance Score: 45%

Repair of An Alarming Intraoperative Intracavernous Carotid Artery Tear With Anastoclips: Technical Case Report
Neurosurgery, 10/26/09 Relevance Score: 45%

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Molecular Cancer Research, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 45%

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Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 45%