Frequent Small Distractions with a Magnetically Controlled Growing Rod for Early-Onset Scoliosis and Avoidance of the Law of Diminishing Returns
Purpose To assess the effect of frequent small distractions with a magnetically controlled growing rod (MCGR) on spinal length gain and achieved distraction length in children with early-onset scoliosis (EOS), and to determine whether the law of diminishing returns applies to this group of patients...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1602400312 |