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The effect of vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib on growth in congenital scoliosis

AIMS: In the treatment of thoracic insufficiency syndrome, the main aim is to maintain spinal and thoracic growth in order to continue respiratory functions. Vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) device application is a method of choice especially in the congenital cases with a thoraci...

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Autores principales: Balioglu, Mehmet Bulent, Albayrak, Akif, Akman, Yunus Emre, Atici, Yunus, Kargin, Deniz, Kaygusuz, Mehmet Akif
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4660498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26692699
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-8237.167882