Comparison of the lowest instrumented, stable, and lower end vertebrae in "single overhang" thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Anterior versus posterior spinal fusion

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2232-2236

  Kuklo, Timothy R ^a   O'Brien, Michael F ^b   Lenke, Lawrence G ^c   Polly, David W ^d   Sucato, Daniel S ^e   Richards, B Stephens ^e   Lubicky, John ^f   Ibrahim, Kamal ^g   Kawakami, Noriaki ^h   King, Andrew ⁱ  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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

^f SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^g M and M Orthopedics   (United States)

^h Meijo Hospital   (Japan)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior spinal fusion; Lowest end vertebra; Lowest instrumented vertebra; Posterior spinal fusion; Stable vertebra

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33748344696     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000232799.19179.79     Document Type: Article

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