Surgeon reliability in rating physical deformity in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 363-367

  Donaldson, Sandra ^a   Hedden, Douglas ^c   Stephens, Derek ^a   Alman, Benjamin ^a   Howard, Andrew ^a   Narayanan, Unni ^a   Wright, James G ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Rating of physical deformity; Surgeon reliability; Surgical considerations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCAPULA; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; SPINE MALFORMATION; SURGEON; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIANS; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33846651629     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000253605.71168.2e     Document Type: Article

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