The Usefulness of VEPTR in the Older Child With Complex Spine and Chest Deformity

Abstract The vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) was originally designed to treat chest and spine deformities in young children. However, older children with complex spinal deformities may also benefit from placement of a VEPTR when vertebral column resections are deemed too risky ne...
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Autor*in:

Samdani, Amer F. [verfasserIn]

Hilaire, Tricia St. [verfasserIn]

Emans, John B. [verfasserIn]

Smith, John T. [verfasserIn]

Song, Kit [verfasserIn]

Campbell, Robert J. [verfasserIn]

Betz, Randal R. [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2009

Schlagwörter:

Cobb Angle

Posterior Spine Fusion

Congenital Scoliosis

Proximal Junctional Kyphosis

Chest Wall Deformity

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Clinical orthopaedics and related research - Philadelphia, PA : Wolters Kluwer Health, 1963, 468(2009), 3 vom: 20. Mai, Seite 700-704

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:468 ; year:2009 ; number:3 ; day:20 ; month:05 ; pages:700-704

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s11999-009-0886-7

Katalog-ID:

SPR023562811

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