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Harrington Instrumentation in Correction of Scoliosis A COMPARISON WITH CAST CORRECTION
JOSEPH M. TAMBORNINO; EARL N. ARMBRUST; JOHN H. MOE
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From the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
1964 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1964; 46:313-323 
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Abstract

Sixty-six patients with scoliosis treated with Harrington instrumentation and spine fusion have been reported. All have had at least one year of follow-up. The method of management, average correction obtained, and complications encountered are reported. A comparison with results obtained by Risser cast correction and fusion is made.

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