Natural history of adolescent thoracolumbar and lumbar idiopathic scoliosis into adulthood

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-196

  Cordover, Andrew M ^a   Betz, Randal R ^b   Clements, David H ^b   Bosacco, Stephen J ^a  

^a HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Disability; Idiopathic scoliosis; Natural history

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

EID: 0030995717     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199706000-00002     Document Type: Article

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