Dual growing rod technique for the treatment of progressive early-onset scoliosis: A multicenter study

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 17 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Akbarnia, Behrooz A ^a,e   Marks, David S ^b   Boachie Adjei, Oheneba ^c   Thompson, Alistair G ^b   Asher, Marc A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR SPINAL DISORDERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Early onset; Growing rod; Growing spine; Infantile; Instrumentation without fusion; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

BRACE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 24744443293     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000175190.08134.73     Document Type: Review

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