Treatment of Gibbus deformity associated with myelomeningocele in the young child with use of the vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR): a case report

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Sep 15;92(12):2211-5. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00856.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kyphosis / complications
  • Kyphosis / surgery*
  • Meningomyelocele / complications*
  • Prostheses and Implants
  • Prosthesis Implantation
  • Titanium

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Titanium