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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: spinal fusion and beyond
Holewijn, R.M.
2019
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Holewijn, R. M. (2019). Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: spinal fusion and beyond.
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promotoren:
prof.dr. M. de Kleuver
prof.dr. B.J. van Royen
copromotoren: dr. I. Kingma
dr. N.L.W. Keijsers
Table of contents
Chapter 1 General introductionPART I
7
Chapter 2 How does spinal release and Ponte osteotomy improve spinal flexibility? The law of diminishing returns
27
Chapter 3 Spinal biomechanical properties are significantly altered with a novel embalming method
47
Chapter 4 Spinal fusion limits upper body range of motion during gait without inducing compensatory mechanisms in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients
59
Chapter 5 Posterior spinal surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis does not induce compensatory increases in distal adjacent segment motion: a prospective gait analysis study
75
Chapter 6 A prospective analysis of motion and deformity at the shoulder level in surgically treated adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients
PART II
93
Chapter 7 Introducing a new medical technique? Safety first 109
Chapter 8 A novel spinal implant for fusionless scoliosis correction: a biomechanical analysis of the motion preserving properties of a posterior periapical concave distraction device
119
Chapter 9 Prospective clinical evaluation of a novel spinal implant for fusionless scoliosis correction: a preliminary report
139
Chapter 10 General discussion 157
Appendices Nederlandse samenvatting 177
Abbreviations Publications Dankwoord About the author
