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Outcomes in Children with Early Onset Scoliosis

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The Growing Spine

Abstract

The term “Orthopaedics” comes from the Greek roots “Ortho” and “Pedics” meaning “straight child.” Intuitively, a straight bone seems to imply a good outcome, and radiographic measures have been the historical standard in reports assessing surgical outcomes after orthopaedics surgery.

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  1. MS Children’s Hospital of New York, 3959 Broadway, 8 North, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Michael G Vitale

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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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Vitale, M.G., Wright, J. (2011). Outcomes in Children with Early Onset Scoliosis. 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_43

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