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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2012
David Skaggs, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David Skaggs, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A surgical system and method for fusionless correction of a spine disorder are provided. The method comprising the steps of: providing access to a spine; providing a longitudinal element extending between a first end including a first fixation element and a second end including a second fixation element; engaging the first fixation element with a first costovertebral surface and engaging the second fixation element with a second costovertebral surface such that the longitudinal element is disposed in a costotransverse orientation along a selected section of the spine; and preventing growth of the selected section of the spine with the longitudinal element.