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From the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Non-Orthotic Treatment of Spinal Deformity

by John S. Blanco, MD; Michael L. Schmitz, MD

This slide lecture topic includes two lectures on the nonorthotic treatment of spinal deformity from the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of Chldrens Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics. These lectures include Surgical Treatment for Early Onset Scoliosis With VEPTR & Growing Rods and Non-Orthotic Treatment of Scoliosis

Keywords: Thoracic insufficiency syndrome, TIS,bracing, casting, infantile idiopathic scoliosis, IIS, fusionless surgery, growth sparing surgery

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