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Increased Hemoglobin Levels in Patients With Early Onset Scoliosis: Prevalence and Effect of a Treatment With Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib (VEPTR)
Spine, 10/30/09

Caubet JP et al. – Twenty–three percent of the patients with EOS showed signs of chronic hypoxia. The hemoglobin levels decreased significantly 6 to 24 months after surgery. The greatest effect was observed in subjects with congenital scoliosis and rib fusion and who had an expansion thoracostomy with implantation of VEPTR.

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Treatment and complications in flaccid neuromuscular scoliosis with posterior-only pedicle screw instrumentation
European Spine Journal, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 87%

Characteristics of Osseous Septum of Split Cord Malformation in Patients Presenting with Scoliosis
Pediatric Neurosurgery, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 85%

Long-Term Follow-up of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Who Had Harrington Instrumentation and Fusion to the Lower Lumbar Vertebrae: Is Low Back Pain a Problem?
Spine, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 85%

Discriminative and Predictive Validity of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 Questionnaire in Management and Curve-Severity Subgroups of Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis
Spine, 10/26/09 Relevance Score: 85%

Adjacent Segment Disease After Instrumented Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis: Review of Current Trends and Controversies
Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 85%