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Vertebral Resection

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Abstract

High-grade spinal deformities in the early years of life involve abnormalities in all planes, such that the use of a simple term such as scoliosis or kyphosis to describe them is usually inaccurate. Furthermore, the emphasis is on the young age of the patient and hence the potential for growth.

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  1. Spine Unit, Schulthess Clinic, Lengghalde 2, 8008, Zürich, Switzerland

    Dezsö Jeszenszky

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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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Jeszenszky, D., Fekete, T.F. (2011). Vertebral Resection. 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_34

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