EVALUATION OF THE VEPTR SYSTEM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL DEFORMITIES BETWEEN 2008 AND 2014 AT THE ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE

ABSTRACT Objective: Traditional surgical treatments, such as on-site fusion and hemiepiphysiodesis, have not addressed chest deformity in its three dimensions, and are usually insufficient and unpredictable for the management of congenital and neuromuscular scoliosis. The application of the Vertica...

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Main Authors: Carlos Segundo Montero, David Meneses, Fernando Alvarado, Wilmer Godoy, Maria Margarita Acosta, Ricardo José Méndez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512018000400266&lng=en&tlng=en