Clinical and radiological results of kyphectomy and sliding growing rod surgery technique performed in children with myelomeningocele

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to present clinical and radiological results of myelomeningocele (MMC) patients treated with the sliding growing rod (SGR) technique after kyphectomy. Methods Between 2016 and 2019, 30 patients (21 males and nine females) who underwent the SGR technique...

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Main Authors: Çağrı Özcan, Ömer Polat, İbrahim Alataş, Savaş Çamur, Necdet Sağlam, Bekir Yavuz Uçar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-02099-2