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Biomechanical Elements of the Scoliotic Spine

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The management of spinal deformity is evolving at a very rapid pace. Many of the teachings and tenets accepted as dogma in the recent past have gone the way of the medicinal leech, as our understanding of the natural history and biomechanics of scoliosis and kyphosis has expanded.

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  1. Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Nord, Marseille Cedex 20, France

    Dominique G. Poitout MD (Professeur à l’Université de la Mediterranée, Chef de Service) (Professeur à l’Université de la Mediterranée, Chef de Service)

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Tropiano, P. (2004). Biomechanical Elements of the Scoliotic Spine. In: Poitout, D.G. (eds) Biomechanics and Biomaterials in Orthopedics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3774-0_41

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