The role of bracing, casting, and vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib for the treatment of infantile idiopathic scoliosis: A single-institution experience with 31 consecutive patients - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-8

  Smith, Jason R ^a   Samdani, Amer F ^a   Pahys, Joshua ^a   Ranade, Ashish ^a   Asghar, Jahangir ^a   Cahill, Patrick ^a   Betz, Randal R ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body cast; Brace; Early onset scoliosis; Infantile idiopathic scoliosis; Vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; BRACE; CAST APPLICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INFANT DISEASE; INFANTILE SCOLIOSIS; LEG PAIN; LORDOSIS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN IRRITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTICAL EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC TITANIUM RIB;

BRACES; CASTS, SURGICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBS; SCOLIOSIS; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67749093392     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.1.SPINE08253     Document Type: Article

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