From the *Department of Orthopedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden; and †Department of Orthopedics, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
Acknowledgment date: December 2, 2008. Revision date: July 21, 2009. Acceptance date: October 5, 2009.
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
Foundation and Professional Organizational 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.
Supported by the Scoliosis Research Society, the Göteborg Medical Society, and the Neubergh Foundations.
‡Deceased (Alf L. Nachemson).
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Aina Danielsson, MD, PhD, Department of Orthopedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg University, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden; E-mail: [email protected]
