Self-growing Instrumentation With Gliding Connectors for Collapsing Spine Deformities in Children: A Novel Technique

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Dede O., Demirkiran G., YAZICI M.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS, vol.35, no.4, pp.367-373, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 35 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000000275
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.367-373
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The optimal management of young children with neuromuscular spinal deformities is currently unknown. A number of spinal instrumentation techniques have been proposed in early-onset scoliosis to achieve "guided growth," each with its drawbacks.