A pedicle screw construct gives an enhanced posterior correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis when compared with other constructs: myth or reality.

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Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on August 01, 2007

Authors

Vagmin Vora1, Alvin Crawford, Nadir Babekhir, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Lawrence Lenke, Melissa Peskin, Gina Charles, Yongjung Kim

Author Affiliations

1: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA. vagminvora@hotmail.com

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