Treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis with posterior-only pedicle screw fixation

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Modi, Hitesh N ^a   Suh, Seung Woo ^a   Song, Hae Ryong ^a   Fernandez, Harry M ^a   Yang, Jae Hyuk ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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EID: 45749125647     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-3-23     Document Type: Article

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