The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). 2007;89:1-2.
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Introduction: The Immature Spine

Peter F. Armstrong, MD, FRCS(C), Lawrence G. Lenke, MD, Stephen J. Tredwell, MD, FRCS(C) and George H. Thompson, MD

Corresponding author:
George H. Thompson, MD
Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.
E-mail address: ght@po.cwru.edu

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The 2005 Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC) Symposium on The Immature Spine has taken a different approach than in the past. Previously, there was a relationship between the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the SHC to develop a triennial symposium that led to a bound publication that was offered for sale to Academy members. Because of declining sales following the 2002 symposium on Caring for the Child with Spina Bifida, the AAOS decided not to pursue this cooperative venture further. This marked the end of a relationship that had existed since 1989 and had produced four publications from the previous symposia.

In 1989, when Newton C. McCollough III, MD, was the president of the AAOS, the relationship between the SHC and the AAOS was initiated. This relationship began with Dr. McCollough presenting a plaque to Mr. Gene Bracewell, then chairman of the board of trustees of SHC, expressing . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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