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Complications of Growth-Sparing Surgery in Early Onset Scoliosis by AKBARNIA, Behrooz A, EMANS, John B

“…Review of available literature, authors' opinion. To describe complications associated with growth-sparing surgical treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS)…”
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Next generation of growth-sparing techniques: preliminary clinical results of a magnetically controlled growing rod in 14 patients with early-onset scoliosis by Akbarnia, Behrooz A, Cheung, Kenneth, Noordeen, Hilali, Elsebaie, Hazem, Yazici, Muharrem, Dannawi, Zaher, Kabirian, Nima

“…Prospective nonrandomized study. To report the preliminary results of magnetically controlled growing rod (MCGR) technique in children with progressive…”
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Magnetically controlled growing rods for severe spinal curvature in young children: a prospective case series by Cheung, Kenneth Man-Chee, Prof, Cheung, Jason Pui-Yin, MBBS, Samartzis, Dino, DSc, Mak, Kin-Cheung, FRCSEd, Wong, Yat-Wa, FRCSEd, Cheung, Wai-Yuen, FRCSEd, Akbarnia, Behrooz A, MD, Luk, Keith Dip-Kei, Prof

“…Summary Background Scoliosis in skeletally immature children is often treated by implantation of a rod to straighten the spine. Rods can be distracted…”
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Development and Initial Validation of the Classification of Early-Onset Scoliosis (C-EOS) by Williams, Brendan A, Matsumoto, Hiroko, McCalla, Daren J, Akbarnia, Behrooz A, Blakemore, Laurel C, Betz, Randal R, Flynn, John M, Johnston, Charles E, McCarthy, Richard E, Roye, David P, Skaggs, David L, Smith, John T, Snyder, Brian D, Sponseller, Paul D, Sturm, Peter F, Thompson, George H, Yazici, Muharrem, Vitale, Michael G

“…BACKGROUND:Early-onset scoliosis is a heterogeneous condition, with highly variable manifestations and natural history. No standardized classification system…”
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Lengthening of Dual Growing Rods and the Law of Diminishing Returns by SANKAR, Wudbhav N, SKAGGS, David L, YAZICI, Muharrem, JOHNSTON, Charles E, SHAH, Suken A, JAVIDAN, Pooya, KADAKIA, Rishi V, DAY, Thomas F, AKBARNIA, Behrooz A

“…A retrospective multicenter study. To evaluate the effect of repeated surgical lengthenings and time on spinal growth and Cobb angle in children with early…”
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Adult deformity correction through minimally invasive lateral approach techniques by Mundis, Gregory M, Akbarnia, Behrooz A, Phillips, Frank M

“…Review of the available literature, authors' opinion. To review the literature on minimally invasive lateral approach for interbody fusion in treatment of…”
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Growing-Rod Graduates: Lessons Learned from Ninety-nine Patients Who Completed Lengthening by Flynn, John M, Tomlinson, Lauren A, Pawelek, Jeff, Thompson, George H, McCarthy, Richard, Akbarnia, Behrooz A

“…BACKGROUND:Growing-rod spinal instrumentation systems are a valuable tool for managing severe early-onset scoliosis. There is little information about the end…”
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The Final 24-Item Early Onset Scoliosis Questionnaires (EOSQ-24): Validity, Reliability and Responsiveness by Matsumoto, Hiroko, Williams, Brendan, Park, Howard Y, Yoshimachi, Julie Y, Roye, Benjamin D, Roye, David P, Akbarnia, Behrooz A, Emans, John, Skaggs, David, Smith, John T, Vitale, Michael G

“…INTRODUCTION:The goal of early-onset scoliosis (EOS) treatment is to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients and to reduce the burden on…”
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Radiographic outcomes of anterior column realignment for adult sagittal plane deformity: a multicenter analysis by Turner, Jay D., Akbarnia, Behrooz A., Eastlack, Robert K., Bagheri, Ramin, Nguyen, Stacie, Pimenta, Luiz, Marco, Rex, Deviren, Vedat, Uribe, Juan, Mundis, Gregory M.

“…Purpose Anterior column reconstruction (ACR) is a minimally invasive technique for the treatment of sagittal plane deformity. ACR uses a lateral transpsoas…”
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Deep Surgical Site Infection Following 2344 Growing-Rod Procedures for Early-Onset Scoliosis by Kabirian, Nima, Akbarnia, Behrooz A, Pawelek, Jeff B, Alam, Milad, Mundis, Gregory M, Acacio, Ricardo, Thompson, George H, Marks, David S, Gardner, Adrian, Sponseller, Paul D, Skaggs, David L

“…Background:Deep surgical site infection may change the course of growing-rod treatment of early-onset scoliosis. Our goal was to assess the effect of this…”
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Anterior Column Realignment has Similar Results to Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy in Treating Adults with Sagittal Plane Deformity by Mundis, Gregory M, Turner, Jay D, Kabirian, Nima, Pawelek, Jeff, Eastlack, Robert K, Uribe, Juan, Klineberg, Eric, Bess, Shay, Ames, Chris, Deviren, Vedat, Nguyen, Stacie, Lafage, Virginie, Akbarnia, Behrooz A., ISSG

“…Abstract Objective Anterior column realignment (ACR) is a minimally invasive surgical technique used for the correction of adult sagittal plane deformity. ACR…”
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Innovation in Growing Rod Technique: A Study of Safety and Efficacy of a Magnetically Controlled Growing Rod in a Porcine Model by AKBARNIA, Behrooz A, MUNDIS, Gregory M, SALARI, Pooria, YASZAY, Burt, PAWELEK, Jeff B

“…STUDY DESIGN.: Prospective in vivo randomized study. OBJECTIVE.: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a distraction-based magnetically controlled growing rod…”
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Growing Rod Fractures: Risk Factors and Opportunities for Prevention by YANG, Justin S, SPONSELLER, Paul D, THOMPSON, George H, AKBARNIA, Behrooz A, EMANS, John B, YAZICI, Muharrem, SKAGGS, David L, SHAH, Suken A, SALARI, Pooria, POE-KOCHERT, Connie

“…Review of a prospectively collected growing rod database. To define risk factors for and characterize the nature of growing rod fractures. Rod fracture is a…”
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Dual growing rod technique for the treatment of progressive early-onset scoliosis: a multicenter study by Akbarnia, Behrooz A, Marks, David S, Boachie-Adjei, Oheneba, Thompson, Alistair G, Asher, Marc A

“…A retrospective case review of children treated with dual growing rod technique at our institutions. Patients included had no previous surgery and a minimum of…”
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Growing Rod Techniques in Early-Onset Scoliosis by Thompson, George H, Akbarnia, Behrooz A, Campbell, Robert M

“…BACKGROUNDThe surgical treatment of severe early-onset scoliosis (EOS) is controversial. Obtaining and maintaining deformity correction, achieving adequate…”
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Effect of race, age, and gender on lumbar muscle volume and fat infiltration in the degenerative spine by Hida, Tetsuro, Eastlack, Robert K., Kanemura, Tokumi, Mundis, Gregory M., Imagama, Shiro, Akbarnia, Behrooz A.

“…The quantity and quality of spinal muscles in patients with degenerative spinal diseases and various backgrounds such as age, gender, or race is unclear. We…”
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Preliminary results of anterior lumbar interbody fusion, anterior column realignment for the treatment of sagittal malalignment by Hosseini, Pooria, Mundis, Jr, Gregory M, Eastlack, Robert K, Bagheri, Ramin, Vargas, Enrique, Tran, Stacie, Akbarnia, Behrooz A

“…OBJECTIVE Sagittal malalignment decreases patients' quality of life and may require surgical correction to achieve realignment goals. High-risk posterior-based…”
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Retrieval and clinical analysis of distraction-based dual growing rod constructs for early onset scoliosis by Hill, Genevieve, Nagaraja, Srinidhi, PhD, Akbarnia, Behrooz A., MD, Pawelek, Jeff, Sponseller, Paul, MD, MBA, Sturm, Peter, MD, MBA, Emans, John, MD, Bonangelino, Pablo, PhD, Cockrum, Joshua, Kane, William, Ph.D., P.E, Dreher, Maureen, PhD

“…Abstract Background Growing rod constructs are an important contribution for treating patients with Early Onset Scoliosis. These devices experience high…”
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Special Article: Update on the Magnetically Controlled Growing Rod: Tips and Pitfalls by Cheung, Jason Pui Yin, Cahill, Patrick, Yaszay, Burt, Akbarnia, Behrooz A, Cheung, Kenneth MC

“…Magnetically controlled growing rods (MCGR) have become an important treatment option in young patients with spinal deformities. This device allows for gradual…”
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Growing Rods for Scoliosis in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Structural Effects, Complications, and Hospital Stays by MCELROY, Mark J, SHANER, Adam C, CRAWFORD, Thomas O, THOMPSON, George H, KADAKIA, Rishi V, AKBARNIA, Behrooz A, SKAGGS, David L, EMANS, John B, SPONSELLER, Paul D

“…Retrospective analysis of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with growing rod (GR) instrumentation for scoliosis. To evaluate structural…”
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