Forced lordosis on the thoracolumbar junction can correct coronal plane deformity in adolescents with double major curve pattern idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 797-801

  Van Loon, Piet J M ^a   Kühbauch, Bob A G ^a   Thunnissen, Frederik B ^b  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Etiology; Lordotic fulcrum; Thoracolumbar junction; Thoracolumbar kyphosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LORDOTIC FULCRUM FORCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; THERAPY; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41749114332     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181694ff5     Document Type: Article

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