The Growing Spine
Management of Spinal Disorders in Young Children
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To propose an alternative method of surgical technique to address gibbus deformity in meningomyelocele with open wound simultaneously.
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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).
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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...
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Is there any relationship between lengthening intervals and rod fracture in traditional growing rod (TGR) surgery?
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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It “develops rapidly and relentlessly, causing the severest form of orthopaedic cripple with dreadful deformity, marked dwarfi ng and shortening of life”