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A new corrective technique for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: convex manipulation using 6.35 mm diameter pure titanium rod followed by concave fixation using 6.35 mm diameter titanium alloy

BACKGROUND: It has been thought that corrective posterior surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) should be started on the concave side because initial convex manipulation would increase the risk of vertebral malrotation, worsening the rib hump. With the many new materials, implants, and m...

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Autores principales: Terai, Hidetomi, Toyoda, Hiromitsu, Suzuki, Akinobu, Dozono, Sho, Yasuda, Hiroyuki, Tamai, Koji, Nakamura, Hiroaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4331732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25815053
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-7161-10-S2-S14