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Orthotic Management for Infantile and Juvenile Scoliosis

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The Growing Spine

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This chapter attempts to discuss the contemporary role of orthotic treatment of idiopathic early onset spinal deformity.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    John B. Emans

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  1. Orthopaedic Surgery, San Diego Medical Director, San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders, University of California, 4130 La Jolla, Village Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA

    Behrooz A. Akbarnia MD

  2. Orthopaedic Surgery Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Hacettepe University, 06100 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey

    Muharrem Yazici MD

  3. Pediatric Orthopaedics Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, 11000 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44106-6003, USA

    George H. Thompson MD

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Emans, J.B. (2011). Orthotic Management for Infantile and Juvenile Scoliosis. In: Akbarnia, B.A., Yazici, M., Thompson, G.H. (eds) The Growing Spine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85207-0_27

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