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Crankshaft Phenomena Following Spinal Fusion in the Growing Child

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The Growing Spine

Abstract

In situ posterior spinal fusion (PSF) was initially performed for the primary treatment for congenital scoliosis. Later, in conjunction with PSF, segmental spinal instrumentation became the treatment of choice for idiopathic and congenital scoliosis.

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  1. Scoliosis Center, Saiseikai Central Hospital, 1-4-17 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073, Japan

    Nobumasa Suzuki

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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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Suzuki, N., Watanabe, K. (2011). Crankshaft Phenomena Following Spinal Fusion in the Growing Child. 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_29

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