Use of the Universal Clamp for deformity correction and as an adjunct to fusion: Preliminary results in scoliosis

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-80

  Jouve, Jean Luc ^a   de Gauzy, Jérôme Sales ^b   Blondel, Benjamin ^a   Launay, Franck ^a   Accadbled, Franck ^b   Bollini, Gérard ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Deformity correction; Sublaminar; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749117060     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-009-0221-6     Document Type: Article

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