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Chapter 10 - Orthopaedic Spine Disorders

from Section 2 - Regional Paediatric Orthopaedics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2024

By
Ashley A. Cole  and
Lee M. Breakwell
Edited by
Sattar Alshryda ,
Stan Jones  and
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Sattar Alshryda
Affiliation:
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai Academic Health Corporation, Dubai UAE
Stan Jones
Affiliation:
Al Ahli Hospital, Qatar
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
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Summary

Spinal deformities are probably the most complex deformities to understand, analyse, and treat in orthopaedic practice. This is because of the many small vertebrae in the spine, inherent instability of facet joints, reliance on muscle strength to maintain stability, various compensatory mechanisms to accommodate for a deformity, and strong bending forces that the spine endures.

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Postgraduate Paediatric Orthopaedics
The Candidate's Guide to the FRCS(Tr&Orth) Examination
 , pp. 180 - 199
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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