Comparison of effectiveness of Halo-femoral traction after anterior spinal release in severe idiopathic and congenital scoliosis: A retrospective study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Qiu, Yong ^a   Liu, Zhen ^a   Zhu, Feng ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Yu, Yang ^a   Zhu, Zezhang ^a   Qian, Bangping ^a   Ma, Weiwei ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 38849140462     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-2-23     Document Type: Article

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