Spontaneous proximal thoracic curve correction after isolated fusion of the main thoracic curve in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 1966-1975

  Kuklo, Timothy R ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a   Won, Douglas S ^a   Graham, Eric J ^a   Sweet, Fred A ^a   Betz, Randal R ^b   Bridwell, Keith H ^a   Blanke, Kathy M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Patient outcome; Proximal thoracic curve; Spontaneous correction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLIABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035884918     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200109150-00006     Document Type: Article

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