Memory metal unwinds scoliosis.

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  • Author(s): Holden, Constance
  • Source:
    Science. 9/23/1994, Vol. 265 Issue 5180, p1806. 2p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      SCOLIOSIS treatment
    • Abstract:
      Reports on the possible use of shape memory metals to straighten the spines of people suffering from scoliosis. Marc Sanders' suggestion that a rod of titanium-nickel alloy be molded into the same shape as the deformed spine and implanted in the patient's back; Reversion of the metal into its programmed normal spine shape while in the body.