Growing rods for infantile scoliosis in marfan syndrome

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1711-1715

  Sponseller, Paul D ^a   Thompson, George H ^b   Akbarnia, Behrooz A ^c,d   Glait, Sergio A ^a   Asher, Marc A ^e   Emans, John B ^f   Dietz, Harry C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of California ^*  (United States)

^d San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Marfan; Scoliosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MATURATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIXATION DEVICE; FOLLOW UP; GROWING ROD; HUMAN; INFANTILE SCOLIOSIS; KYPHOSIS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MARFAN SYNDROME; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MARFAN SYNDROME; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68949155123     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181a9ece5     Document Type: Article

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