The Course of Sagittal Plane Abnormality in the Patients with Congenital Scoliosis Managed with Convex Growth Arrest

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 547-552

  Cil, Akin ^a   Yazici, Muharrem ^a   Alanay, Ahmet ^a   Acaroglu, R Emre ^a   Uzumcugil, Akin ^a   Surat, Adil ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Congenital; Convex growth arrest; Kyphosis; Lordosis; Scoliosis; Surgery; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVEX GROWTH ARREST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1442287154     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000106493.54636.B4     Document Type: Article

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