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. 2009 Dec;11(6):640-50.
doi: 10.3171/2009.3.SPINE08337.

Thoracolumbar spinal deformity: Part II. Developments from 1990 to today: historical vignette

Fred C Lam  1 , Adam S Kanter, David O Okonkwo, James W Ogilvie, Praveen V Mummaneni
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Thoracolumbar spinal deformity: Part II. Developments from 1990 to today: historical vignette

Fred C Lam et al. J Neurosurg Spine. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

In the first part of this 2-part historical review, the authors outlined the early diagnostic and therapeutic strategies used in the management of spinal deformity. In this second part, they expand upon those early innovations and further detail the advances from 1990 to the modern era.

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