2 results match your criteria: "Uludag University College of Medicine[Affiliation]"
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc
November 2018
Uludag University College of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bursa, Turkey.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the use of magnetically controlled growing rods as a method of providing spinal improvement while preventing thoracic insufficiency in patients with early-onset scoliosis (EOS).
Methods: Of a total of 13 patients, 4 patients underwent a dual magnetic rod implantation, while 9 patients had a single magnetic rod procedure. The study group comprised 12 (93%) female and 1 (7%) male patients.
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc
November 2018
Uludag University College of Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, Bursa, Turkey. Electronic address:
Introduction: Neuromuscular scoliosis leads to a wide range of spinal disorders which disturb the musculoskeletal system. The aim of this study is to compare the clinical and radiological results of posterior spinal fusion with and without extending the instrumentation to iliac bones in treatment of neuromuscular scoliosis.
Methods: Medical records and radiographies of 36 patients with neuromuscular scoliosis who underwent posterior instrumentation between 2011 and 2015 were reviewed.