The anatomical relationship between the aorta and the thoracic vertebral bodies and its importance in the placement of the screw in thoracoscopic correction of Scoliosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1367-1372

  Qiu, Yong ^a   He, Yong Xiong ^a   Wang, Bin ^a   Zhu, Feng ^a   Wang, Wei Jun ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Aorta; Scoliosis; Thoracic vertebrae; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY; AORTA; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA; BONE SCREWS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUES; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; THORACOSCOPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548570922     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0338-6     Document Type: Article

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