The use of fulcrum bending radiographs in anterior thoracic scoliosis correction: A consecutive series of 90 patients

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 999-1005

  Hay, Douglas ^a   Izatt, Maree T ^a   Adam, Clayton J ^a,b   Labrom, Robert D ^a   Askin, Geoffrey N ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active side bending radiograph; Anterior scoliosis surgery; Endoscopic anterior scoliosis correction; Fulcrum bending radiograph

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FULCRUM BENDING RADIOGRAPH; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; STUDENT T TEST; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA BODY; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMUR; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE FUSION; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; DISKECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCOLIOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FUSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449153352     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31816c8343     Document Type: Article

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