Thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves between 70° and 100°: Is anterior release necessary?

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 2061-2067

  Luhmann, Scott J ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a,b   Kim, Yongjung J ^a   Bridwell, Keith H ^a   Schootman, Mario ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b East Pavilion   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Anterior release; Anterior spinal fusion; Hook constructs; Hybrid constructs; Pedicle screws; Posterior spinal fusion; Scoliosis surgery; Thoracic pedicle screws; Thoracotomy; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTERIOR SPINE FUSION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 25444504048     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000179299.78791.96     Document Type: Article

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