Lengthening of dual growing rods and the law of diminishing returns

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 806-809

  Sankar, Wudbhav N ^a   Skaggs, David L ^a   Yazici, Muharrem ^a   Johnston, Charles E ^a   Shah, Suken A ^a   Javidan, Pooya ^a   Kadakia, Rishi V ^a   Day, Thomas F ^a   Akbarnia, Behrooz A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

diminishing returns; early onset scoliosis; growing rods; Growing spine; lengthening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUAL GROWING ROD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955553485     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318214d78f     Document Type: Article

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