The use of magnetically controlled growing rods in paediatric Osteogenesis Imperfecta with early onset, progressive scoliosis

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a condition of bone fragility and can present with early onset scoliosis that can cause respiratory complications in later life. The fear of instrumenting the spine in OI is the possibility of fracture either on primary insertion or subsequent lengthening. Magneticall...

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Published in:J Surg Case Rep
Main Authors: Gardner, A, Sahota, J, Dong, H, Saraff, V, Högler, W, Shaw, N J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5888717/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29644031
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy043
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