VEPTR: Past experience and the future of VEPTR principles

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Campbell Jr , Robert M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

VEPTR

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

BONE MATURATION; BONE PROSTHESIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX DEFORMITY; THORAX SURGERY; THORAX WALL DEFECT; VERTICAL EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC TITANIUM RIB; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; RIB; SPINE; THORAX WALL;

HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RIBS; SPINE; THORACIC WALL; TITANIUM;

EID: 84882969180     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2671-2     Document Type: Review

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