A Prospective Comparison of the Coronal Deformity Correction in Thoracic Scoliosis Using Four Different Instrumentations and the Fulcrum-Bending Radiograph

Spine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 560-563

  Luk, K D K ^a   Lu, D S ^a   Cheung, K M C ^a   Wong, Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Correction rate; FBCI; Fulcrum bending radiograph; Idiopathic scoliosis; Instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FULCRUM BENDING RADIOGRAPH; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACIC SCOLIOSIS; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; PLIABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1442311740     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000106494.14707.B2     Document Type: Article

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