Spinal growth modulation with an anterolateral flexible tether in an immature bovine model: Disc health and motion preservation

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 724-733

  Newton, Peter O ^a   Farnsworth, Christine L ^a   Faro, Frances D ^b   Mahar, Andrew T ^a,c   Odell, Tim R ^a   Mohamad, Fazir ^d   Breisch, Eric ^a   Fricka, Kevin ^e   Upasani, Vidyadhar V ^c   Amiel, David ^c  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^e Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterolateral tether; Experimental scoliosis; Fusionless scoliosis correction; Growth modulation; Intervertebral discs health; Motion preservation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMECHANICS; CALF (BOVINE); COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; IMMATURITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KYPHOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RANGE OF MOTION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE MOBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TORSION; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA BODY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CATTLE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MOVEMENT; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CURVATURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 41749104642     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31816950a0     Document Type: Article

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