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Table 2 Incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications in extremely severe scoliosis

From: The role of preoperative pulmonary function tests in the surgical treatment of extremely severe scoliosis

Pulmonary complication

Number of patients

Pleural effusion

2

Respiratory failure

2

Atelectasis

1

Hemothorax

1

Pneumothorax

1

Hypoxemia

1

Pneumonia

1

Total

9

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X