"Growth friendly" spine surgery: Management options for the young child with scoliosis

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 722-727

  Gomez, Jaime A ^a   Lee, Joseph K ^a   Kim, Paul D ^a   Roye, David P ^a   Vitale, Michael G ^a  

^a Medical Center ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84055212506     PISSN: 1067151X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5435/00124635-201112000-00002     Document Type: Article

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