Evidence-based medicine analysis of all pedicle screw constructs in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 19 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Mulpuri, Kishore ^a,b   Perdios, Angeliki ^a   Reilly, Christopher W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Evidence based medicine; Pedicle screws; Posterior fusion; Posterior instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; SCOLIOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548316359     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318134eaa3     Document Type: Article

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