Prospective pulmonary function evaluation following open thoracotomy for anterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 2319-2325

  Graham, Eric J ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a,d   Lowe, Thomas G ^b   Betz, Randal R ^c   Bridwell, Keith H ^a   Kong, Y ^b   Blanke, Kathy ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Shriner's Hospital   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Anterior spinal fusion; Instrumentation; Pulmonary function studies (PFTs); Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THORACOTOMY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACOTOMY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0034665148     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200009150-00009     Document Type: Article

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