Development and treatment of spinal deformity in patients with cerebral palsy

Indian Journal of Orthopaedics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-158

  Tsirikos, Athanasios I ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Outcome; Scoliosis; Spinal fusion; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950546353     PISSN: 00195413     EISSN: 19983727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5413.62052     Document Type: Review

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