The use of allograft as a bone graft substitute in patients with congenital spine deformities

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 686-689

  Hedequist, Daniel ^a   Yeon, Howard ^a   Emans, John ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allograft; Congenital spine deformity; Spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CANCELLOUS BONE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABNORMALITIES; ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODESIS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; ILIUM; INFANT; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548169670     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e318093f50d     Document Type: Article

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