Congenital Kyphosis: Progressive Correction With an Instrumented Posterior Epiphysiodesis: A Preliminary Report

Conclusion: Posterior instrumented fusion and epiphysiodesis is safe and effective. The epiphysiodesis effect occurs in 5/6 of cases, and our data suggests that the procedure is associated with an acceptable blood loss and a low incidence of neurological complications.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Scoliosis/Kyphosis Source Type: research