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01-07-2016 | Grand Rounds

Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Intraspinal canal rod migration causing late-onset paraparesis 8 years after scoliosis surgery” (I. Obeid et al. Eur Spine J; 2014, DOI 10.1007/s00586-014-3367-y)

Authors: H. Pascal-Moussellard, E. Ferrero, J. Dubousset, L. Miladi

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 7/2016

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The complication rate in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery is very low where, neurologic deficit occurs in less than 1 % and the infection rate is less than 3 % [1]. Moreover, AIS patient reported outcomes are not different, between patients who had infection or not [1]. …

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Title: Expert’s comment concerning Grand Rounds case entitled “Intraspinal canal rod migration causing late-onset paraparesis 8 years after scoliosis surgery” (I. Obeid et al. Eur Spine J; 2014, DOI 10.1007/s00586-014-3367-y)
Authors: H. Pascal-Moussellard
E. Ferrero
J. Dubousset
L. Miladi
Publication date: 01-07-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 7/2016
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-015-4346-7

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