The validity of Lenke criteria for defining structural proximal thoracic curves in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2550-2555

  Cil, Akin ^a   Pekmezci, Murat ^a   Yazici, Muharrem ^a   Alanay, Ahmet ^a   Acaroglu, R Emre ^a   Deviren, Vedat ^b   Surat, Adil ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Lenke classification; Proximal thoracic curve; Shoulder balance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROGRAPHY; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 27944448420     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000186579.74398.15     Document Type: Article

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