CORRECTION OF SEVERE STIFF SCOLIOSIS THROUGH EXTRAPLEURAL INTERBODY RELEASE AND OSTEOTOMY (LIEPO)

ABSTRACT Objective: To report a new technique for extrapleural interbody release with transcorporal osteotomy of the inferior vertebral plateau (LIEPO) and to evaluate the correction potential of this technique and its complications. Method: We included patients with scoliosis with Cobb angle greate...

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Main Authors: Cleiton Dias Naves, Luís Eduardo Carelli Teixeira da Silva, Alderico Girão Campos de Barros, Ayrana Soares Aires, Gustavo César de Almeida Peçanha, Gamaliel Gonzáles Atencio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512017000400296&lng=en&tlng=en