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Long-Term Effects of Instrumented Fusion in Growing Children

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The control of progressive spinal and chest-wall deformity in young children is an extremely difficult problem. Intuitively, gaining control of a spinal deformity and limiting progression while maximizing the ultimate growth potential of the entire spinal column and ribcage would be beneficial.

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  1. Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

    Lawrence G. Lenke

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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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Lenke, L.G. (2011). Long-Term Effects of Instrumented Fusion in Growing Children. 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_42

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