Surgical and conservative treatment of patients with congenital scoliosis: α search for long-term results

Scoliosis

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kaspiris, Angelos ^a   Grivas, Theodoros B ^b   Weiss, Hans Rudolf ^c   Turnbull, Deborah ^d  

^a THRIASIO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^c Orthopedic Rehabilitation Services   (Germany)

^d Clayponds Hospital   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79957828927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17487161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-7161-6-12     Document Type: Review

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