The position of the aorta relative to the spine: A comparison of patients with and without idiopathic scoliosis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1461-1469

  Sucato, Daniel J ^a   Duchene, Clark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANATOMY; AORTA; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SEX RATIO; SPINE; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 0043136470     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200308000-00006     Document Type: Article

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