Comparison of the volume of scoliosis surgery between spine and pediatric orthopaedic fellowship-trained surgeons in New York and California

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 12 I, 2005, Pages 2687-2692

  Vitale, Mark A ^a   Heyworth, Benton E ^b   Skaggs, David L ^c   Roye, David P ^a   Lipton, Carter B ^a   Vitale, Michael G ^a  

^a Mailbox #400 ^*  (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28544440731     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.01825     Document Type: Article

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