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Temporary use of shape memory spinal rod in the treatment of scoliosis

NiTinol shape memory alloy is characterized by its malleability at low temperatures and its ability to return to a preconfigured shape above its activation temperature. This process can be utilized to assist in scoliosis correction. The goal of this retrospective study was to evaluate the clinical a...

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Autores principales: Wang, Yan, Zheng, Guoquan, Zhang, Xuesong, Zhang, Yonggang, Xiao, Songhua, Wang, Zheng
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3036020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20628769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-010-1514-7