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    Ilizarov kyphectomy technique in the management of the gibbus deformity with an open wound in meningomyelocele patients: a case report with five years of follow-up

    To propose an alternative method of surgical technique to address gibbus deformity in meningomyelocele with open wound simultaneously.

    Mohsen Karami, Behrooz A. Akbarnia in European Spine Journal (2022)

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    Prevalence of junctional kyphosis in early-onset scoliosis: can it be corrected at final fusion?

    To investigate the risk and predictive factors of junctional issues after conversion from Traditional growing rod (TGR) to definitive spinal fusion in Early-onset scoliosis (EOS).

    Mutlu Cobanoglu, Petya Yorgova, Geraldine Neiss, Jeff B. Pawelek in European Spine Journal (2021)

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    Anterior Column Realignment (ACR): Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Treatment of Adult Sagittal Plane Deformity

    Adult sagittal plane alignment is the result of an intricate interaction between the spine and pelvis. The development of a sagittal spine deformity results in a series of compensatory mechanisms including inc...

    Gregory M. Mundis Jr., Pooria Hosseini, Amrit Khalsa in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (2019)

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    Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Slow correction of severe spastic hyperlordosis in an adult by means of magnetically expandable rods” by C. Birkenmaier et al. [Eur Spine J (2017): doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5366-2]

    Pooria Hosseini, Behrooz A. Akbarnia in European Spine Journal (2018)

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    Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Selective hemivertebrae resection in a congenital scoliosis patient with multiple hemivertebrae deformities” by Yangpu Zhang et al. (Eur Spine J; 2017. doi:10.1007/s00586-017-4960-7)

    Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Pooria Hosseini in European Spine Journal (2017)

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    Rod fracture and lengthening intervals in traditional growing rods: is there a relationship?

    Is there any relationship between lengthening intervals and rod fracture in traditional growing rod (TGR) surgery?

    Pooria Hosseini, Jeff B. Pawelek, Stacie Nguyen in European Spine Journal (2017)

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    Preliminary comparison of primary and conversion surgery with magnetically controlled growing rods in children with early onset scoliosis

    Non-invasive distraction of magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR) avoids repeated surgical lengthening in patients with early onset scoliosis, but it is not known how effective this technique is in previ...

    Heli Keskinen, Ilkka Helenius, Colin Nnadi, Kenneth Cheung in European Spine Journal (2016)

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    Reoperation rates in minimally invasive, hybrid and open surgical treatment for adult spinal deformity with minimum 2-year follow-up

    Minimally invasive surgical (MIS) techniques are gaining popularity in the treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD). The premise is that MIS techniques will lead to equivalent outcomes and a reduction in per...

    D. Kojo Hamilton, Adam S. Kanter, Bryan D. Bolinger in European Spine Journal (2016)

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    The Growing Spine

    Management of Spinal Disorders in Young Children

    Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Muharrem Yazici, George H. Thompson (2016)

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    Finite element analysis of lordosis restoration with anterior longitudinal ligament release and lateral hyperlordotic cage placement

    Restoring sagittal alignment is an important factor in the treatment of spinal deformities. Recent investigations have determined that releasing the anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL) and placing hyperlordot...

    Juan S. Uribe, Jeffrey E. Harris, J. M. Beckman in European Spine Journal (2015)

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    Radiographic outcomes of anterior column realignment for adult sagittal plane deformity: a multicenter analysis

    Anterior column reconstruction (ACR) is a minimally invasive technique for the treatment of sagittal plane deformity. ACR uses a lateral transpsoas approach with ALL release and the application of an interbody...

    Jay D. Turner, Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Robert K. Eastlack in European Spine Journal (2015)

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    Dual Growing Rods

    Surgical treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS) is one of the most difficult challenges in modern pediatric spine surgery. This arises from the fact that young children with progressive spine deformity can h...

    Behrooz A. Akbarnia, Gregory M. Mundis Jr., Pooria Salari in The Growing Spine (2010)

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    Idiopathic Scoliosis: Infantile and Juvenile

    It “develops rapidly and relentlessly, causing the severest form of orthopaedic cripple with dreadful deformity, marked dwarfi ng and shortening of life”

    Gregory M. Mundis, Behrooz A. Akbarnia in The Growing Spine (2010)