Factors involved in the decision to perform a selective versus nonselective fusion of lenke 1B and 1C (King-Moe II) curves in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 20 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Newton, Peter O ^a,b,g   Faro, Frances D ^a,b   Lenke, Lawrence G ^c   Betz, Randal R ^d   Clements, David H ^d   Lowe, Thomas G ^e   Haher, Thomas R ^f   Merola, Andrew A ^f   D'Andrea, Linda P ^d   Marks, Michelle ^a   Wenger, Dennis R ^a,b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^e Woodridge Orthopaedic Clinic and Spine Center   (United States)

^f SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Fusion; Lenke classification; Lumbar curve

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA;

EID: 0142026302     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000092461.11181.cd     Document Type: Article

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