The treatment of large (>70°) thoracic idiopathic scoliosis curves with posterior instrumentation and arthrodesis: When is anterior release indicated?

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 1979-1984

  Burton, Douglas C ^a   Sama, Andrew A ^b   Asher, Marc A ^b   Burke, Stephen W ^b   Boachie Adjei, Oheneba ^b   Huang, R C ^b   Green, D W ^b   Rawlins, Bernard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Idiopathic scoliosis; Large thoracic scoliosis; Posterior surgery; Thoracoscopic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CHILD; DEVICE REMOVAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24744465386     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000176196.94565.d6     Document Type: Article

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