Vertebral rotation and thoracic torsion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: What is the best radiographic correlate?

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-147

  Kuklo, Timothy R ^a,b   Potter, Benjamin K ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^c,d  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Measurement; Thoracic asymmetry; Thoracic torsion; Vertebral rotation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA ROTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RIBS; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17044407562     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000159033.89623.bc     Document Type: Article

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