Pseudarthrosis in primary fusions for adult idiopathic scoliosis: Incidence, risk factors, and outcome analysis

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 468-474

  Kim, Yongjung J ^a   Bridwell, Keith H ^a,b   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a   Rinella, Anthony S ^a   Edward II, Charles ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult idiopathic scoliosis; Primary fusion; Pseudarthrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY INSTRUMENT 24; SMOKING; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13844312354     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000153392.74639.ea     Document Type: Review

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