Efficacy and safety of VEPTR instrumentation for progressive spine deformities in young children without rib fusions

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-408

  Hasler, Carol Claudius ^a   Mehrkens, Arne ^a   Hefti, Fritz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Correction; Early onset scoliosis; Instrumentation; Non congenital scoliosis; VEPTR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MALE; MYOPATHY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RIB FUSION; RIB MALFORMATION; SKIN EXFOLIATION; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; THORACOTOMY; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION; VERTICAL EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC TITANIUM RIB;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL ABNORMALITIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951135484     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-1253-9     Document Type: Article

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