Abstract
Rib hump deformity assessment using the rib index in adolescent scoliotics treated with full screw or hybrid constructs: aetiological implications
Highlights
The bony framework of the thorax changes so that the side to side width of the chest cavity exceeds the anteroposterior length while the ribs become structurally stronger as the child grows up
11st Orhopaecic Department, Athens University, Medical School, Greece Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
Summary
Rib hump deformity assessment using the rib index in adolescent scoliotics treated with full screw or hybrid constructs: aetiological implications. Konstantinos C Soultanis1*, Nikolaos A Stavropoulos[1], Theodoros B Grivas[2], Konstantinos Tsiavos[1], Konstantinos Starantzis[1], Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos[1]. From The 10th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD 2014 Sapporo) Sapporo, Japan. From The 10th Meeting of the International Research Society of Spinal Deformities (IRSSD 2014 Sapporo) Sapporo, Japan. 29 June - 2 July 2014
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