VEPTR™ growing rods for early-onset neuromuscular scoliosis: Feasible and effective

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 469, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1335-1341

  White, Klane K ^a,b   Song, Kit M ^a,b   Frost, Nathan ^c   Daines, Brian K ^b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROMUSCULAR SCOLIOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORACIC INSUFFICIENCY SYNDROME; THORAX DISEASE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 79955579565     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-010-1749-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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