- Discussion:
- Luque instrumentation involves sublaminar wiring connected to rods;
- for most part, this has been abandoned for idiopathic scoliosis because
of the potential morbidity that is associated w/ introduction of
sublaminar wires;
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Luque rod instrumentation in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic
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Factors influencing the penetration of wires into the neural canal during
segmental wiring.
Management of neuromuscular spinal deformities with Luque segmental
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Spinal fusion augmented by luque-rod segmental instrumentation for
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Segmental spinal instrumentation with sublaminar wires. A critical appraisal.
Removal of sublaminar wires after spinal fusion.
