Scoliosis curve correction, thoracic volume changes, and thoracic diameters in scoliotic patients after anterior and after posterior instrumentation

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 66-69

  Kovac V ^a,c   Puljiz, A ^a   Smerdelj, M ^b   Pecina, M ^b  

^a University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c NONE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; THORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035005401     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002640100233     Document Type: Article

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