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Spine growth & development
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Multicenter Study
Rib-based Distraction Surgery Maintains Total Spine Growth.
For children undergoing treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS) using spine-based distraction, recently published research would suggest that total spine length (T1-S1) achieved after the initial lengthening procedure decreases with each subsequent lengthening. Our purpose was to evaluate the effect of rib-based distraction on spine growth in children with EOS. ⋯ Level IV-Therapeutic study, case series.