Defining the pediatric spinal thoracoscopy learning curve: Sixty-five consecutive cases

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1028-1035

  Newton, Peter O ^a   Shea, Kevin G ^a   Granlund, Kirk F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Kyphosis; Minimally invasive; Pediatric; Scoliosis; Spine; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE TUMOR; THORACOSCOPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CURVATURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC SURGERY; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034655405     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200004150-00019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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