Scoliosis and spinal fusion (SF) correlate with spirometry but not with breathing pattern at rest in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)

Antonella Lo Mauro (Milan, Italy), Antonella LoMauro, Marianna Romei, Sandra Gandossini, Nereo Bresolin, Maria Grazia D’Angelo, Andrea Aliverti

Source: International Congress 2015 – Respiratory physiology in children: technical and clinical aspects
Session: Respiratory physiology in children: technical and clinical aspects
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4141
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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Antonella Lo Mauro (Milan, Italy), Antonella LoMauro, Marianna Romei, Sandra Gandossini, Nereo Bresolin, Maria Grazia D’Angelo, Andrea Aliverti. Scoliosis and spinal fusion (SF) correlate with spirometry but not with breathing pattern at rest in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 4141

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