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Conference Paper: Growing rod system
Title | Growing rod system |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2011 |
Publisher | The Congress. |
Citation | The 2011 MSS-SRS International Spine Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 8-10 December 2011. In Souvenir Programme & Abstract book, 2011, p. 30 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The growing rod system is one of the non-fusion strategies in the management of early onset spinal deformities. It can be considered as an internal brace of the spine which should not only permit and guide spinal growth but also be able to maintain spinal length and correction of spinal deformities as the child grows. The former is a passive process whereas the latter is an active process. It is indicated in the immature spine that has significant remaining growth potential and with documented or predicted defor… |
Description | Theme: Challenges & Controversies in Spine Surgery Symposium 2. Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/165535 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Luk, KDK | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-09-20T08:19:24Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-09-20T08:19:24Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The 2011 MSS-SRS International Spine Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 8-10 December 2011. In Souvenir Programme & Abstract book, 2011, p. 30 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/165535 | - |
dc.description | Theme: Challenges & Controversies in Spine Surgery | - |
dc.description | Symposium 2. Early Onset Scoliosis (EOS) | - |
dc.description.abstract | The growing rod system is one of the non-fusion strategies in the management of early onset spinal deformities. It can be considered as an internal brace of the spine which should not only permit and guide spinal growth but also be able to maintain spinal length and correction of spinal deformities as the child grows. The former is a passive process whereas the latter is an active process. It is indicated in the immature spine that has significant remaining growth potential and with documented or predicted defor… | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | The Congress. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Souvenir Programme & Abstract book | en_US |
dc.title | Growing rod system | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Luk, KDK: hcm21000@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Luk, KDK=rp00333 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 208607 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 30 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 30 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Malaysia | - |