Heterotopic Osteotomy for Intrathecal Baclofen Test Dose Administration in a Pediatric Patient With Spinal Fusion: A Technical Note
Heterotopic ossification following spinal fusion is not a contraindication to an ITB test dose. A heterotopic osteotomy is a feasible surgical approach to administer an ITB test dose in these pediatric patients.
Authors
- Timothy Krater
- James M. Mossner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7767-3906)
- Jeffrey S. Raskin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1865-9888)
- Sunny Abdelmageed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4711-9314)
- Noël Lorenzo Villalba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9248-8407)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Operative Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001436
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09