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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Volume 89, Issue suppl 1

Future Directions | February 01, 2007

Early Onset Scoliosis: Future Directions

George H. Thompson, MD; Lawrence G. Lenke, MD; Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD; Richard E. McCarthy, MD; Robert M. CampbellJr., MD

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2007; 89:163-166 doi:10.2106/JBJS.F.01513

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The management of children with severe, progressive early onset scoliosis has been greatly advanced in the last decade, yet there is considerably more research to be accomplished in the future. In this concluding article, we review some of the major issues for future research with regard to this rare but potentially fatal disease.

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lung ; rod photoreceptors ; scoliosis ; veptr

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