The reciprocal relationship between thoracic and spinal deformity and its effect on pulmonary function in a rabbit model: A pilot study

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2654-2664

  Mehta, Hemal P ^a,b   Snyder, Brian D ^a,c   Callender, Natasha N ^b   Bellardine, Carissa L ^b   Jackson, Andrew C ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Congenital scoliosis; Experimental scoliosis; Pulmonary function; Thoracic insufficiency syndrome; VEPTR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; THORAX DEFORMITY;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; GROWTH DISORDERS; LUNG; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; RABBITS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; THORACIC DISEASES; THORAX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33750559608     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000244613.66055.b6     Document Type: Article

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