Retraction Notice to "Congenital Double Scoliosis with 2 Bilaterally Alternant Supranumerary Hemivertebrae and 2 Supranumerary Vertebrae Treated by Growth Guiding Device" [J Med Life 12(2) (2019) 192-193].

Article J Med Life 2019; 12(2): 192-193; doi: 10.25122/jml-2019-0057 has been retracted for legal reasons.

Congenital double scoliosis with 2 bilaterally alternant supranumerary hemivertebrae and 2 supranumerary vertebrae treated by growth guiding device.

This paper presented a special case and shortly described the congenital malformations of a child operated at the age of 2 years and 7 months. Medical literature does not mention the cases of double or triple congenital scoliosis. 54 patients were treated, out of whom, 39 were operated during the period of 2000 and 2012.

Surgical management of moderate adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with ApiFix®: a short peri- apical fixation followed by post-operative curve reduction with exercises.

Surgery in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a major operative intervention where 10-12 vertebrae are instrumented and fused. A smaller motion preserving surgery would be more desirable for these otherwise healthy adolescents. The ApiFix® system is a novel less invasive short segment pedicle screw based instrumentation inserted around the apex of the main curve.

Diastematomyelia in congenital scoliosis: a report of two cases.

Introduction: Even if diastematomyelia is a rare condition, it always has to be identified in case of diagnosing and treating a case of congenital scoliosis. The consequence of missing the diagnosis of such a malformation may be devastating to the involved patient. This paper wants once again to make aware the physicians of the eventual presence of a spinal dysraphic malformation when dealing with a congenital spinal malformation.

An unusual case of congenital scoliosis associated with rib agenesis in the upper part of the concavity treated by VEPTR vertebra to vertebra.

Background Context: Rib agenesis in congenital scoliosis is rarely encountered, and its disposal in the application area of the proximal vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib (VEPTR) module is a challenge to the orthopedic surgeon.

Purpose: To present a case in which known treatment methods in early-onset scoliosis were not possible to apply.

Study Design: Case report.

Vascular dysfunctions following spinal cord injury.

The aim of this article is to analyze the vascular dysfunctions occurring after spinal cord injury (SCI). Vascular dysfunctions are common complications of SCI. Cardiovascular disturbances are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in both acute and chronic stages of SCI.

Molecular basis of vascular events following spinal cord injury.

The aim of this article is to analyze the effects of the molecular basis of vascular events following spinal cord injury and their contribution in pathogenesis. First of all, we reviewed the anatomy of spinal cord vessels. The pathophysiology of spinal cord injuries revealed two types of pathogenic mechanisms.

Diagnosis and complications of renovascular hypertension in children: literature data and clinical observations.

Introduction: Renovascular hypertension in children is a very rare illness. It occurs as a result of the imbalance between hypotensive and hypertensive systems. Renal ischaemia (95% of the cases) and the shortening of hipotensive factors (5% of the cases) are responsible for the production mechanism of renovascular hypertension in children.

Osteoarticular reconstructive surgery in malignant bone tumors: the importance of external fixators.

This paper is a retrospective study on 8 patients admitted and treated in Paediatric Surgery and Orthopaedics Clinic of "M. S. Curie" Hospital Bucharest between 1997 and 2007.

Osteogenesis imperfecta: diagnosis and treatment.

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a heritable disorder characterized by extremely fragile bones, blue sclerae, dentinogenesis imperfecta, hearing loss, and scoliosis. In 1979, Sillence classified the condition into four types based on genetic and clinical criteria. Three more classifications have subsequently been added.

Treatment of severe iatrogenic quadriceps retraction in children.

We assessed the results of the treatment of severe iatrogenic infantile quadriceps retraction in a pediatric surgery department, which still admits such cases. We used two different surgical techniques of quadricepsplasty: one based on the Judet technique and the other based on the Payr and Thompson techniques. We selected the technique to perform according to the initial rate of limitation of the range of movement of the knee.