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Hemivertebrectomy

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The natural history of congenital scoliosis has been well documented. The degree of scoliosis produced by a hemivertebra (HV) depends on its type, site, the number of HV, and patient age.

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    Behrooz A. Akbarnia MD

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Bollini, G., Docquier, PL., Glard, Y., Launay, F., Viehweger, E., Jouve, JL. (2011). Hemivertebrectomy. 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_32

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