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J W McAllister

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PubMed2001

The health and education leadership project: a school initiative for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions.

An estimated 40% of children and adolescents with chronic health conditions such as cancer, diabetes, and hemophilia, experience school-related problems. Many children living with a chronic illness do not need or may not qualify for traditional special education programs, yet they may have unmet learning needs associated with chronic absenteeism, disease symptoms, or side effects of medical treatments. Using principles of family-centered schools, a coalition of schools, families, pediatricians, and nurses can work cooperatively to help students with chronic conditions succeed. This article describes the second phase of an ongoing initiative designed to support public schools in their efforts to meet the health and education needs of students with chronic health conditions.

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PubMed1991

Coronal decompensation produced by Cotrel-Dubousset "derotation" maneuver for idiopathic right thoracic scoliosis.

From 1985 to 1987, 82 patients with idiopathic scoliosis followed 12 to 44 months underwent selective fusion and correction of their right thoracic curves by Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation using the "derotation" maneuver. Preoperative, postoperative, and follow-up standing anteroposterior roentgenograms of the spine were analyzed. For curves in which there was deviation from the midline (plumb line) and rotation of the lumbar segments, an increased incidence of decompensation was produced after surgery, when posterior Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation and fusion were carried to the "stable" vertebra with one rod bend and hook alignment on the left sided derotation rod. Previous guidelines established for selective fusion with conventional posterior instrumentation (Harrington or Luque rods) may not be applicable to derotation with Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation.

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Sever-L'Episcopo transfers in obstetrical palsy: a retrospective review of twenty cases.

Since 1963, 25 patients have undergone Sever-L'Episcopo transfers for obstetrical birth palsy at the St. Louis Unit of the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children. A follow-up of 2-6 years was possible with a retrospective review of 16 patients. Substantial improvement in shoulder external rotation as well as subjective functional improvement was obtained by all patients. Three transient and one permanent axillary nerve palsies resulting from this procedure are reported.

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