Growth and alignment of the pediatric subaxial cervical spine following rigid instrumentation and fusion: a multicenter study of the Pediatric Craniocervical Society

OBJECTIVE The long-term effects of surgical fusion on the growing subaxial cervical spine are largely unknown. Recent cross-sectional studies have demonstrated that there is continued growth of the cervical spine through the teenage years. The purpose of this multicenter study was to determine the e...

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Published in:	Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 81 - 88
Main Authors:	Goldstein, Hannah E, Neira, Justin A, Banu, Matei, Aldana, Philipp R, Braga, Bruno P, Brockmeyer, Douglas L, DiLuna, Michael L, Fulkerson, Daniel H, Hankinson, Todd C, Jea, Andrew H, Lew, Sean M, Limbrick, David D, Martin, Jonathan, Pahys, Joshua M, Rodriguez, Luis F, Rozzelle, Curtis J, Tuite, Gerald F, Wetjen, Nicholas M, Anderson, Richard C E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-07-2018
Subjects:	fusion cervical subaxial spine growth alignment stability
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