The vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib in the treatment of spinal deformity due to progressive early onset scoliosis

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 197-203

  Ramirez, Norman ^a   Flynn, John M ^b   Serrano, Jose Anibal ^b   Carlo, Simon ^b   Cornier, Alberto S ^b  

^a La Concepcion Hospital   (Puerto Rico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Early onset scoliosis; Spinal deformity; Vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BONE GROWTH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTENSIVE CARE; KYPHOSIS; LUNG; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOBILIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REIMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; THORACIC CAVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTICAL EXPANDANDABLE PROSTHETIC TITANIUM RIB;

AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBS; SCOLIOSIS; TITANIUM;

EID: 68249084847     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e32832bf5e0     Document Type: Article

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