Autofusion in the immature spine treated with growing rods

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 22, 2010, Pages

  Cahill, Patrick J ^a   Marvil, Sean ^b   Cuddihy, Laury ^a   Schutt, Corey ^c   Idema, Jocelyn ^d   Clements, David H ^e   Antonacci, M Darryl ^a   Asghar, Jahangir ^a   Samdani, Amer F ^a   Betz, Randal R ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b St George's University School of Medicine   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

Author keywords

autofusion; early onset scoliosis; growing rod

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; GROWING ROD; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; LONG TERM CARE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SMITH PETERSEN OSTEOTOMY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE;

EID: 78149280535     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181e21b50     Document Type: Article

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