Growing rod techniques in early-onset scoliosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 354-361

  Thompson, George H ^a   Akbarnia, Behrooz A ^b   Campbell Jr , Robert M ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual growing rods; Early onset scoliosis; Single growing rod; Spinal instrumentation without fusion; Vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR)

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RIB; SCOLIOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SCOLIOSIS; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147114380     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3180333eea     Document Type: Article

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