Innovation in growing rod technique: A study of safety and efficacy of a magnetically controlled growing rod in a porcine model

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1109-1114

  Akbarnia, Behrooz A ^a,b,c   Mundis Jr , Gregory M ^a,c   Salari, Pooria ^a   Yaszay, Burt ^b,c   Pawelek, Jeff B ^a  

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

^b University of California San Diego ^*  (United States)

^c RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

distraction based surgery; early onset scoliosis; growing rod technique; magnetically controlled growing rod; noninvasive

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; IMPLANT; MAGNETOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SWINE; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETICS; MODELS, ANIMAL; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; SCOLIOSIS; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862202556     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318240ff67     Document Type: Article

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