Journal of pediatric orthopedics
Growth-Friendly Versus Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery for Congenital Kyphosis: A Multicenter Analysis of Complications, Reoperations, and Patient Outcomes.
Jeffrey T Galla, Sumeet Garg, Lindsay M Andras, Amer F Samdani, Purnendu Gupta, Kirsten Brouillet, Scott J Luhmann, Pediatric Spine Study Group
Published: 202510.1097/BPO.0000000000003144
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surgical interventions for congenital kyphosis (CK) in the growing child include posterior spinal fusions (PSF) with instrumentation and growth-friendly (GF) procedures. While GF approaches aim to preserve spinal growth, they may increase…
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