In-vivo demonstration of the effectiveness of thoracoscopic anterior release using the fulcrum-bending radiograph: A report of five cases

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2006, Pages

  Cheung, Kenneth M C ^a   Lu, Duo Sai ^a   Zhang, Hou ^a   Luk, Keith D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Anterior release; Spinal flexibility; Thoracoscopy; Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISKECTOMY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PLIABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33750586302     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-0027-2     Document Type: Article

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