From the *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai,
†Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amagasaki-Chuo Hospital,
‡Amano Orthopaedic Clinic, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Komagawa, Osaka, and
§Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka-Minami National Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Acknowledgment date: June 5, 2001.
First revision date: August 31, 2001.
Second revision date: November 19, 2001.
Acceptance date: December 13, 2001.
Presented in part at the 21st Triennial World Congress of Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie (SICOT), Sydney, Australia in April 1999 and at the 35th Annual Meeting of Scoliosis Research Society, Cairns, Australia in October 2000.
Device Status/Drug Statement: The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
Conflict of Interest: No funds were received in support of this work. No benefits in any form have been or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript.
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Motoki Iwasaki, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Osaka Rosai Hospital
1179-3, Nagasone-cho, Sakai, 591-8025
Japan
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