Radiographic outcomes of anterior spinal fusion versus posterior spinal fusion with thoracic pedicle screws for treatment of Lenke type I adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1859-1866

  Potter, Benjamin K ^a   Kuklo, Timothy R ^a,b   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; Anterior spinal fusion; Curve correction; Posterior spinal fusion; Thoracic pedicle screw; Thoracic torsion; Vertebral rotation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TORSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23944469339     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000174118.72916.96     Document Type: Review

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