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2009 Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis treated with posterior arthrodesis and segmental pedicle screw instrumentation before the age of 9 years

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Location: http://www.scoliosisjournal.com/content/4/1/1

Description: Ahmet Yilmaz Sarlak , Halil Atmaca , Levent Buluc , Bilgehan Tosun and Resul Musaoglu Scoliosis 2009, 4:1 )full text)
Conclusion In juvenile idiopathic curves of Risser 0 patients with open triradiate cartilages, routine combined anterior fusion to prevent crankshaft may not be warranted by posterior segmental pedicle screw instrumentation.

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Author/Contact: Sarlak et al
Institution: Scoliosis Journal
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Language: English

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