Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME, cilt.99, sa.18, ss.1554-1564, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: The growing rod remains an effective option in the treatment of early-onset scoliosis, and has previously been likened to an internal brace. While details of growing-rod treatment have been largely agreed on, the appropriate end point remains a matter of controversy. A decision was made in 2004, at the beginning of growing-rod treatment at our institution, to remove longitudinal instrumentation when the period of lengthening concluded and, similar to discontinuing a brace, leave the spine free.