Fusionless procedures for the management of early-onset spine deformities in 2011: What do we know?

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 159-172

  Akbarnia, Behrooz A ^a   Campbell, Robert M ^b   Dimeglio, Alain ^c   Flynn, Jack M ^b   Redding, Gregory J ^d   Sponseller, Paul D ^e   Vitale, Michael G ^f   Yazici, Muharrem ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^g HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Early onset scoliosis; Fusionless; Growing spine; Pediatric orthopedics; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957590819     PISSN: 18632521     EISSN: 18632548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11832-011-0342-6     Document Type: Review

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