Common sense in the management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
The 25-year experience of Santa Casa Spine Center in treating patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is reported. The orthotic and surgical treatments and their complications are discussed, showing efficient, cost-effective ways of acting on these disorders in countries that lack more expensive and modern instrumentation.
Pinto
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Department of Orthopedics, Santa Casa School of Medicine, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Avanzi
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Dezen
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D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D001915:Braces; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*