Growing rod fractures: Risk factors and opportunities for prevention

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 1639-1644

  Yang, Justin S ^a   Sponseller, Paul D ^a   Thompson, George H ^b   Akbarnia, Behrooz A ^c,d   Emans, John B ^e   Yazici, Muharrem ^f   Skaggs, David L ^f   Shah, Suken A ^g   Salari, Pooria ^d   Poe Kochert, Connie ^c,h  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO CENTER FOR SPINAL DISORDERS   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^h Growing Spine Study Group   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; early onset scoliosis; growing rods; rod fracture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GROWING ROD FRACTURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOBILIZATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SURGICAL RISK; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; WOUND INFECTION;

BONE NAILS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE;

EID: 80052686469     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31822a982f     Document Type: Article

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