Transverse plane pelvic rotation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Primary or compensatory?

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1579-1586

  Gum, Jeff L ^a   Asher, Marc A ^a   Burton, Douglas C ^a   Lai, Sue Min ^a   Lambart, Leah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Pelvic rotation; Spinal deformity; Transverse plane

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PELVIS; ROTATION; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 35348877335     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0400-4     Document Type: Article

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