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Three-stage correction of severe idiopathic scoliosis with limited skeletal traction during a humanitarian surgical mission: illustrative case

BACKGROUND: Underprivileged and underserved patients from developing countries often present late with advanced, untreated spinal deformities. We report a three-stage all-posterior approach using limited skeletal traction with Gardner-Wells tongs (GWTs) for the management of severe idiopathic scolio...

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Autores principales: Sarmiento, J. Manuel, Fakhoury, Jordan, Singh, Angadh, Hawk, Cameron, Sethi, Khalid, Bains, Ravi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10555575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37773766
http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/CASE23311