Implant for the operative correction of spinal deformity
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Aug 8, 1989
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Mar 15, 1988
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Mar 19, 1987
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An implant for the operative correction of spinal deformity, in particular scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis, which is a distraction and compression rod, having at one of its end a ratchet part formed by circumferential saw notches conically broadening toward the top and ending in a flat surface for receiving spinal hooks, a cylindrical part followed by a threaded part, the threaded part being build for receiving the heads of bone screws fixed by nuts, wherein the ratchet part of the rod is used for distraction and the threaded part of the rod is used for compression as well as distraction of the deformed spine.
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