A comparison of single-rod instrumentation with double-rod instrumentation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 1680-1688

  Wattenbarger, J Michael ^a   Richards, B Stephen ^b   Herring, John A ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Idiopathic scoliosis; Instrumentation; Segmental fixation; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BONE NAILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033926133     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200007010-00011     Document Type: Article

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