Skull-femoral traction after posterior release for correction of adult severe scoliosis: efficacy and complications

Skull-femoral traction after posterior release for correction of adult severe scoliosis: efficacy and complications

Abstract Background It is a great challenge for spine surgeons to correct severe rigid scoliosis. We developed a three- staged correction (one stage posterior release and screw placement, two stage skull-femoral traction and three stage posterior instrumentation) for adult severe scoliosis. The obje...

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Main Authors: Jun Qiao, Lingyan Xiao, Leilei Xu, Zhen Liu, Xu Sun, Bangping Qian, Zezhang Zhu, Yong Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Adult severe scoliosis
Skull-femoral traction
Complication
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2207-3

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