Principles of growth modulation in the treatment of scoliotic deformities

Neurosurgery

Volumn 63, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Hoh, Daniel J ^a   Elder, James B ^a   Wang, Michael Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformity; Growing rods; Growth modulation; Instrumentation; Motion preservation; Scoliosis; Spine surgery; Vertebral staples

Indexed keywords

NITINOL; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GROWTH; BONE PROSTHESIS; CONGENITAL SCOLIOSIS; EPIPHYSIODESIS; GROWTH REGULATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; THORACIC INSUFFICIENCY SYNDROME; THORAX DEFORMITY; VOLKMANN CONTRACTURE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BONE DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SCOLIOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65849226182     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000325766.21809.18     Document Type: Article

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