Improvement in quality of life following surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 2715-2718

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

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Operation; Outcome; Quality of life; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRACE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36249031828     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31815a51cd     Document Type: Article

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