Growing rods for spinal deformity: Characterizing consensus and variation in current use

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 264-270

  Yang, Justin S ^a   McElroy, Mark J ^a   Akbarnia, Behrooz A ^b,c   Salari, Pooria ^c   Oliveira, Daniel ^c   Thompson, George H ^d   Emans, John B ^e   Yazici, Muharrem ^f   Skaggs, David L ^g   Shah, Suken A ^h   Kostial, Patricia N ^a   Sponseller, Paul D ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR SPINAL DISORDERS   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^h NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Early onset scoliosis; Growing rods; Indications; Practice; Survey

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE GROWTH; BRACE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GROWING ROD; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMPLANT; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTICALLY EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC TITANIUM RIB;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951014144     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181d40f94     Document Type: Article

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