Regional differences in anatomical landmarks for placing anterior instrumentation of the thoracic spine in both normal patients and patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-189

  Zhang, Hong ^a   Sucato, Daniel J ^a  

^a TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior thoracic instrumentation; Rib head; Scoliosis; Screw position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 30944448444     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000194842.15232.4a     Document Type: Article

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