Variation in care among spinal deformity surgeons: Results of a survey of the Shriners Hospitals for Children

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 1444-1449

  Sanders, James O ^a   Haynes, Richard ^a   Lighter, Don ^a   Niederpruem, Mark ^a   Hollenback, Cheri ^a   Johnson, Lillie ^a   Nomura, Stan ^a   Arndt, David ^a   Bush, Pat ^a   Santiago, Julius ^a   King, Ron ^a   Trottier, Tammy ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Practice variation; Scoliosis; Spinal deformity; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUMBAR SPINE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; ORTHOPEDICS; PEDIATRICS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34249903080     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318060a65a     Document Type: Article

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