Paper #29 Results of Magnetically Controlled Devices Parallel to the Spine (MAGEC/VEPTR) in Children with Scoliosis due to Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Authors :: Heiko M. Lorenz
Batoul Badwin
Anna K. Hell
Source :: Spine Deformity. 4:460
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016.
Abstract: Ellipse MAGEC rod implantation in combination with a bilateral VEPTR fixation from rib to pelvis is a sufficient method in treating flexible scoliosis in children with SMA without instrumentation of the spine.

Subjects :: musculoskeletal diseases
Orthodontics
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Spinal muscular atrophy
Scoliosis
musculoskeletal system
medicine.disease
SMA
Surgery
Fixation (surgical)
medicine.anatomical_structure
Orthopedic surgery
medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
business
Pelvis

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