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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2012; 3(2): 15-19
Published online Feb 18, 2012. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v3.i2.15
Measurement of forces generated during distraction of growing-rods in early onset scoliosis
Marco Teli, Giuseppe Grava, Victor Solomon, Giuseppe Andreoletti, Emanuele Grismondi, Jay Meswania
Marco Teli, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Spine Unit, Policlinico San Marco, Corso Europa 7, 24040 Osio Sotto, Bergamo, Italy
Giuseppe Grava, Victor Solomon, Giuseppe Andreoletti, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Department, Policlinico San Marco, Corso Europa 7, 24040 Osio Sotto, Bergamo, Italy
Emanuele Grismondi, Staff Grade Surgeon, Orthopaedic Department, Policlinico San Marco, Corso Europa 7, 24040 Osio Sotto, Bergamo, Italy
Jay Meswania, Biomedical Engineer, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Teli M and Meswania J designed and obtained the experimental data; Meswania J put the data into charts and did the analysis; Teli M, Grava G, Solomon V, Andreoletti G and Grismondi E revised the data and wrote the text.
Correspondence to: Dr. Marco Teli, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Spine Unit, Policlinico San Marco, Residence Grancia, Via Tevere 7, 20020 Lainate, Milano, Italy. marcoteli@hotmail.com
Telephone: +39-02-93559100 Fax: +39-0331-449459
Received: August 19, 2011
Revised: December 28, 2011
Accepted: February 16, 2012
Published online: February 18, 2012
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