Early treatment of scoliosis with growing rods in children with severe spinal muscular atrophy: A preliminary report

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 450-454

  Chandran, Sheila ^a   McCarthy, James ^a,b   Noonan, Kenneth ^b   Mann, David ^b   Nemeth, Blaise ^b   Guiliani, Teresa ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UW American Family Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Growing rods; scoliosis; SMA

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECORTICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDICLE SCREW; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79957707772     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: 15392570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e31821722b1     Document Type: Article

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